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Willravel · 11-21-2005, 02:05 PM

"Genetically engineered food will take over the world!"
Wow, that sounds like a terribly alarmist statement. Of course if you ask a Canadian farmer about it, they'll agree. Because of poor control of GMO testing sites, there are no natural canola seeds being grown in Canada today. No soybean or canola seed is free of GMO genes in Canada. Not one. Not only that, but these genes pass into other plants and animals in the food chain, none of which have been tested with. It has even been suggested that GMO (BT corn) fed cows are dying. At least 30% of corn on the market is suspected to be GMO nsecticide corn, including the high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks. The US does not require labeling on GMO foods. BTW, these toxins were found by doctors at a swiss confrence on GMOs to have a compounding effect in the body, in other words they stay in an organisms system and build over time. So over a period of time, it would be just as harmful as having a large dose. (information from an interview on Guns and Butter the other day with Percey Schmeiser, http://www.percyschmeiser.com/)

A few questions to start a DEBATE (a conversation involving people who want to learn and share information).
How should the government or the indusdtry monitor and control this? Should they use closed greenhouses to test GMOs? Should GMOs be allowed at all? Should the press be covering this more actively? Better safe than sorry (should we stop eating it)? Should food with insecticide in each cell be sold without being labled as such (BT corn and cotton seeds are labaled as an insecticide, not a food, but the food that it grows into is labaled as food)? Is there a revolving door in the US or Canada with agricultural corporations?

Warning, there is very little info online about GMO, at least that I can find.

11-21-2005, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	E I E I GMO "Genetically engineered food will take over the world!" Wow, that sounds like a terribly alarmist statement. Of course if you ask a Canadian farmer about it, they'll agree. Because of poor control of GMO testing sites, there are no natural canola seeds being grown in Canada today. No soybean or canola seed is free of GMO genes in Canada. Not one. Not only that, but these genes pass into other plants and animals in the food chain, none of which have been tested with. It has even been suggested that GMO (BT corn) fed cows are dying. At least 30% of corn on the market is suspected to be GMO nsecticide corn, including the high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks. The US does not require labeling on GMO foods. BTW, these toxins were found by doctors at a swiss confrence on GMOs to have a compounding effect in the body, in other words they stay in an organisms system and build over time. So over a period of time, it would be just as harmful as having a large dose. (information from an interview on Guns and Butter the other day with Percey Schmeiser, http://www.percyschmeiser.com/) A few questions to start a DEBATE (a conversation involving people who want to learn and share information). How should the government or the indusdtry monitor and control this? Should they use closed greenhouses to test GMOs? Should GMOs be allowed at all? Should the press be covering this more actively? Better safe than sorry (should we stop eating it)? Should food with insecticide in each cell be sold without being labled as such (BT corn and cotton seeds are labaled as an insecticide, not a food, but the food that it grows into is labaled as food)? Is there a revolving door in the US or Canada with agricultural corporations? Warning, there is very little info online about GMO, at least that I can find.