General Discussion

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

57. Labeling a technology has never made sense.

Thu Aug 14, 2014, 01:35 AM

Aug 2014

The consumer gets no information of value.

The labeling routine is all about working to create higher profits for the organic food industry.

Don't be fooled.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

91 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

A few questions for the anti GMO crowd [View all] Quixote1818 Aug 2014 OP

No and no. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #1

My store sells sustainably grown beef that have been trying to be certified non-GMO killbotfactory Aug 2014 #42

Don't even get me started on non-natives :P Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #47

It won't be because all domesticated whistler162 Aug 2014 #63

LMK when you addreas the "labeling crowd" jberryhill Aug 2014 #2

Actually, the answer to 'What is wrong with labeling GMO food?' is Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #4

Lowering the amount of mycotoxins in the food we consume is a good thing since DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #3

What if TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #5

It's worse than that. Mariana Aug 2014 #7

except that hasn't happened.... mike_c Aug 2014 #9

Your post comfirms what I said. Mariana Aug 2014 #16

and an asteroid could fall on us all tomorrow.... mike_c Aug 2014 #18

what about these? wisechoice Aug 2014 #60

Yes, there is that, too. TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #20

AbsofreakingLutely.. and amazing that some non corporate types can't see that.. and not just Cha Aug 2014 #51

Here's why they are bad StopTheNeoCons Aug 2014 #6

are you aware that same "poison" is certified for use on organic crops...? mike_c Aug 2014 #21

I'm so glad PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #41

The Bt that organic farmers use degrades quickly. And even if you ate anything the very day it was Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #43

there is zero vertebrate toxicity, for pete's sake... mike_c Aug 2014 #44

I had to call poison control about it years ago because my then-toddler took a swig. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #71

Sorry, but there's nothing magically different about it. HuckleB Aug 2014 #48

Thanks for being the voice of reason wisechoice Aug 2014 #61

By making things up? HuckleB Aug 2014 #68

Must go hungry or believe the whistler162 Aug 2014 #64

My concerns about GMO food are rooted in science MohRokTah Aug 2014 #8

you want to live in the past.... mike_c Aug 2014 #14

No, I want a sustainable future. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #15

You say one thing, but you do another. HuckleB Aug 2014 #73

Here's some "science" for ya.. A Victory! Cha Aug 2014 #52

You claim one thing and then go with old slippery slope routine. HuckleB Aug 2014 #53

^^^what the people above me wrote. Plus loss of biodiversity magical thyme Aug 2014 #10

I think the answer lies in better planting and harvesting technologies MohRokTah Aug 2014 #11

agreed. which is why I'm happy to live in the organic gardening capital of the US magical thyme Aug 2014 #13

What do you suggest dry land wheat farmers grow Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2014 #59

It's partly Monsantos business model eh? Arthur_Frain Aug 2014 #12

I'm very interested in your perception... mike_c Aug 2014 #22

Most distrust of scientists is the fault of scientists MohRokTah Aug 2014 #24

What Moh said, +1 Puzzledtraveller Aug 2014 #29

surely you're aware that those shills were a TINY minority... mike_c Aug 2014 #30

Absolutely I'm aware. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #35

well, if "all scientists are cast in a bad light..." mike_c Aug 2014 #45

You are talking about the laymen. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #46

The difference is peer-review Quixote1818 Aug 2014 #33

Plase see post 35. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #36

I work with ecologists and other types of biologists A Little Weird Aug 2014 #25

wow-- I don't know anyone who would make an unqualified statement like that... mike_c Aug 2014 #31

The likelihood of Bt corn being even a small contributing factor to CCD is so small... MohRokTah Aug 2014 #37

Right A Little Weird Aug 2014 #40

I'm moving from mildly skeptical toward full on anti due to the anti labeling push based on the TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #17

So, the organic industry's baseless fear mongering has worked. HuckleB Aug 2014 #49

No, for me it is the relentless wagon circling and single mindedness of proponents TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #54

You are not alone. nt laundry_queen Aug 2014 #56

Labeling a technology has never made sense. HuckleB Aug 2014 #57

^^That. Orrex Aug 2014 #65

Your credibility just went to ZERO. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #80

"labeling will hurt everybody" wisechoice Aug 2014 #62

No, it's not. HuckleB Aug 2014 #67

What matters more is that Monsanto is a predator who is stamping out independent farmers. L0oniX Aug 2014 #19

Is anyone that's not evil creating GMOs? A Little Weird Aug 2014 #23

I don't have problems with GMOs. At all. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #26

My concerns are 100% about patenting and monoploizing the food supply arcane1 Aug 2014 #27

I agree. nt Quixote1818 Aug 2014 #34

The only way we as idividuals can speak to this is with our pocketbooks. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #38

That's not a GMO issue. HuckleB Aug 2014 #50

Anti-science! Puzzledtraveller Aug 2014 #28

I popped off to go shopping Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #32

I'm fine with GMO-Free labeling only. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #39

WHAT THE HATERS GOT WRONG ABOUT NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON’S COMMENTS ON GMOS HuckleB Aug 2014 #55

I want labels and the ability of independent researchers to be able to test GMO products pnwmom Aug 2014 #58

Independent research has been happening for a long time. HuckleB Aug 2014 #69

There is no regulation requiring these companies to make their seeds pnwmom Aug 2014 #70

Unless you want to label every form of hybrid, there is NO justification. HuckleB Aug 2014 #72

When I eat brocollini, I know I'm eating a hybrid. So does anyone who buys it, pnwmom Aug 2014 #75

Ah, so now it's all a conspiracy. HuckleB Aug 2014 #76

It's just the Cheney crowd helping Monsanto. No special conspiracy, pnwmom Aug 2014 #77

I had always given you credit for reading what I wrote, and the links I provided. HuckleB Aug 2014 #78

Your link added nothing useful to the discussion pnwmom Aug 2014 #79

So all you have are bad anti-GMO cliches. HuckleB Aug 2014 #82

It doesn't matter how many studies they put forth if they are allowed to suppress pnwmom Aug 2014 #84

Except that they're not. HuckleB Aug 2014 #85

Yes, they are. They control who gets their seeds and they have them sign contracts pnwmom Aug 2014 #87

BTW, can you respond to this without going to the usual cliches? HuckleB Aug 2014 #86

How can I respond to cliches without cliches? pnwmom Aug 2014 #88

That piece is filled with the science of the matter, and you just pretend otherwise. HuckleB Aug 2014 #90

I don't have a problem with golden rice eridani Aug 2014 #66

Actually, you wouldn't have to eat that much. HuckleB Aug 2014 #74

Monsanto fully intends to establish a dictatorship over GMO technology eridani Aug 2014 #89

Why are the GMO companies so terrified to label their wonderful products? nt. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #81

For the same reason that Fox News is successful. HuckleB Aug 2014 #83

I'll try. LWolf Aug 2014 #91