Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) – are they good? and/or are they bad? This debate is raging in the public realm right now as California voters narrowly defeated a measure to label them in California (Prop 37) last year and Washington State voters are about to decide if they will be the first of the states to adopt a formal labeling requirement. Trying to understand what the ‘right’ thing to do is very difficult as propaganda and murky science seem to rule the day. Both ‘sides’ of the debate use the murky science and propaganda to further their respective agendas as… Read More
How much time is adequate for human safety trials?
Recently Monsanto and other chemical companies created a website that is supposed to ‘clear the air’ about Genetically Modified Organisms. This new ‘transparency’ is an attempt at making these products easy to understand and to minimize any possibility that these foods might actually be detrimental to the human body. However, the PR firm hired to create this website so far has yet to be identified. Transparency?? Perhaps this PR firm is actually afraid of being identified, perhaps not…yet it stands to reason that fear of being associated publicly with Monsanto might not be so good for business. So what does… Read More
Trying to understand what’s important about Prop 37
I’m voting YES on Prop 37. Am I biased working for a natural foods company? Probably yes, but not in the manner you might think. As anyone who knows me, I don’t just do something for the sake of doing something. Discerning fact from fiction in the genetically modified foods arena is difficult since research is truly limited, especially as it relates to human impacts. No, I’m biased because of my personal experiences with these foods and what has happened since I found ways to limit their intake in to my body. What is particularly relevant to me is that… Read More
GMO’s – mankind’s not so great idea
Five years ago, I had no idea about genetically modified organisms (GMO) and what it means in regards to the food we eat. I do now and do whatever I can to avoid foods grown or produced using any GM seeds. This is significantly more difficult than you think once you realize the scope of the use of GMO’s in food. Just see this link, [link] The efforts of Monsanto and other companies to muddy the waters is very similar to the efforts of Big Tobacco in releasing information only when it’s favorable to their position. Monsanto, the largest of… Read More
Should you be concerned about GMO foods?
Up until a few years ago I had no idea what Genetically Modified Organisms were and how the food we consume each day may or may not be genetically modified but that it was becoming more and more likely that at least some of what I was eating was, in fact, GMO. With awareness comes concern. There are studies that claim to substantiate how safe these foods are; there are an equal number that come to a different conclusion. Clearly a majority of the ‘safe’ studies have been funded by the biotech companies themselves or groups with a vested interest… Read More