What is genetically engineered food, and why doesn't the FDA require labels to indicate this to the consumer?!


Question: What is genetically engineered food, and why doesn't the FDA require labels to indicate this to the consumer!?
Are most of our canned veggies "genetically engineered'!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
There are too many interests involved in this issue!. The simple idea of eating something that has been modified by man is not exactly attractive to many!. It has been determined recently that crops grown from genetically altered seed not only resist pests, but harm other forms of life as well, including birds, gophers, squirrels and the like!. I can only imagine what it does to humans, although we might find out in another ten years, when the damage has already been done, just like nutrasweet now, which as it turns out is actually harmfulto humans!.

I don't know about canned veggies, but I would be wary of anything purchased in a dollar store!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Most food is genetically engineered!. Seeds are created that are disease resistant, drought resistant, insect resistant!.!.!.!.!.etc!.

There are very few heirloom seeds that are grown by the farmers that supply produce to markets!.

And the guy above me is WRONG!. Europe is just as prone to use hybrid seeds as America is!. In fact, Europe is importing it's produce from North and South America in quantities that rival the import quantities of the US!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

any kind of food products that aren't naturally bred or grown is genetically engineered!.!.!.like seedless grapes!.

As far as FDA, did you know that most of the board members of the FDA are the same people that are in major pharmaceutical companies' board too!? Yeah!

That's why you often hear of drugs that are approved by FDA but are later on found to be either ineffective or worse, deadly!.

Because when these ******* approve drugs from their own companies, guess who gets rich!? Yeah!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Bcoz people wouldn't want to eat canned food if they knew there was like jellyfish genes in it or whatever!.

In the USA, corporations are more important than people!. It's profit that matters, not individual choice!.

In Europe it's a lot different!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

That was the topic of last week's Boston Legal episode!

They were arguing if cloned beef should be labeled as such!. The FDA's argument was that labeling it as "cloned" might deter people from buying it, thus not giving the cloned beef manufacturer's a chance to succeed!.

hmmmm!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Because the Lobbist paid them off!. Or at least the Congressman/women & Senators that passed those bills!. Look up your state reps & see how they voted on those items when they came up!.

Can food, I don't think they are anymore likely to be GE than frozen of fresh!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

because the fda is a puppet for indutry these days!. sad really, but thats what you get when you elect republicans!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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