Comments on: US citizens ignorant of genetically modified diet http://www.healthy360.net/us-citizens-ignorant-of-genetically-modified-diet/ Healthy News From 360° Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:55:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Diet » US citizens ignorant of genetically modified diet http://www.healthy360.net/us-citizens-ignorant-of-genetically-modified-diet/#comment-22 Diet » US citizens ignorant of genetically modified diet Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:31:47 +0000 http://www.healthy360.net/?p=34#comment-22 [...] Here’s another interesting post I read today by admin [...] […] Here’s another interesting post I read today by admin […]

]]> By: Mirando http://www.healthy360.net/us-citizens-ignorant-of-genetically-modified-diet/#comment-15 Mirando Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:35:11 +0000 http://www.healthy360.net/?p=34#comment-15 Yet another attempt to scare people into buying more expensive "organic" goods... Since apparently the stuff we're eating now isn't carbon based. *rolls eyes* Yet another attempt to scare people into buying more expensive “organic” goods… Since apparently the stuff we’re eating now isn’t carbon based. *rolls eyes*

]]> By: Kil'Oz http://www.healthy360.net/us-citizens-ignorant-of-genetically-modified-diet/#comment-14 Kil'Oz Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:34:37 +0000 http://www.healthy360.net/?p=34#comment-14 The FDA doesn't care. The government doesn't care. Most people in the US don't care. From a somewhat related quote at: http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/pbs082405.cfm They point out that Monsanto and the American Farm Bureau promote policies that "place the US food supply into the hands of a few major corporations" by pressuring politicians to keep federal subsidies flowing to large agribusinesses. "A significant part of these subsidies then flows directly to Monsanto from the purchase of genetically modified seed and artificial hormones to increase milk production at mega-dairies that put small farmers out of business," they write. Good article at wiki also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food The FDA doesn’t care.

The government doesn’t care.

Most people in the US don’t care.

From a somewhat related quote at: http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/pbs082405.cfm

They point out that Monsanto and the American Farm Bureau promote policies that “place the US food supply into the hands of a few major corporations” by pressuring politicians to keep federal subsidies flowing to large agribusinesses.

“A significant part of these subsidies then flows directly to Monsanto from the purchase of genetically modified seed and artificial hormones to increase milk production at mega-dairies that put small farmers out of business,” they write.

Good article at wiki also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food

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