The Future Of Food

[sjr09 155]

I guess you need to study you tube a bit more. "Europe forced Monsanto to change the label of their insecticide Roundup"I have never used it as an Insecticide.Just what pest's can I kill with it?

There are no chemical tests that can distinguish between milk produced using synthetic rBST and "hormone free" milk because cows produce hormones anyway.

Roundup was mansanto's No. 1 product in the US for killing weeds or all most anything green. They now have canola seeds, plants, that can resist and live after farmers have sprayed the fields for weeds.

Edited June 15, 2010 by sjr09

[Heracles 417]

Roundup was mansanto's No. 1 product in the US for killing weeds or all most anything green. They now have canola seeds, plants, that can resist and live after farmers have sprayed the fields for weeds.

Has anyone studied the long-term effects that such GM produce has on the human body? Let alone what is happening to the weed killer they are spraying. If they want to test such foods, test it in third world countries where people are starving, no need to test it here on us.

The biggest problem I have is the chemicals they are pumping into livestock, not to mention the conditions they are raised in.

Edited June 15, 2010 by Booyah!

[sjr09 155]

Has anyone studied the long-term effects that such GM produce has on the human body? Let alone what is happening to the weed killer they are spraying. If they want to test such foods, test it in third world countries where people are starving, no need to test it here on us.

The biggest problem I have is the chemicals they are pumping into livestock, not to mention the conditions they are raised in.

In the film, they said Japan will wait for the next 10 years to see if there are any effects on US children, I would say they have a better minds eye then the US.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Roundup was mansanto's No. 1 product in the US for killing weeds or all most anything green. They now have canola seeds, plants, that can resist and live after farmers have sprayed the fields for weeds.

What is the problem with this? For 50 years, farmers around the world have relied on atrazine herbicide in their corn fields.Corn does resist atrazine .

[sjr09 155]

What is the problem with this? For 50 years, farmers around the world have relied on atrazine herbicide in their corn fields.Corn does resist atrazine .

Roundup was not around 50 years ago, and I'm not talking about corn but the canola seed/plant that Monsanto developed that can resist this product. What go's on your food go's in your body!

[Heracles 417]

This is what happens when you put profit ahead of health. What does one expect when you squeeze farmers to deliver on the cheap?

Then you have the good old US consumer. The odd times I have been to Walmart, I am amazed at the utter junk people buy in those stores and actually consume. Yet if more of these idiots purchased and demanded healthier organic food, the prices would come down for all. Fat chance that is going to happen when they barely buy fresh produce let alone organic.

Edited June 15, 2010 by Booyah!

[lostinblue 1,989]

Roundup was not around 50 years ago, and I'm not talking about corn but the canola seed/plant that Monsanto developed that can resist this product. What go's on your food go's in your body!

So your problem is with Monsanto rather than the herbicide? Roundup ready corn and soybeans have been used for some time now. Wheat will be introduced shortly. http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre65720h-us-gm-australia/

[Heracles 417]

So your problem is with Monsanto rather than the herbicide? Roundup ready corn and soybeans have been used for some time now. Wheat will be introduced shortly. http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre65720h-us-gm-australia/

I hope they plant that somewhere way in the middle of the desert, with a good 500 miles from the next farm.

[lostinblue 1,989]

This is what happens when you put profit ahead of health. What does one expect when you squeeze farmers to deliver on the cheap?

Then you have the good old US consumer. The odd times I have been to Walmart, I am amazed at the utter junk people buy in those stores and actually consume. Yet if more of these idiots purchased and demanded healthier organic food, the prices would come down for all. Fat chance that is going to happen when they barely buy fresh produce let alone organic.

The biggest problem with organic is you would need many more people working in agriculture than you have today. Maybe up to 30-40% of the population.You can't compare a bunch of 1-2 acre organic plots cared for by folks producing their own food with 100-10,000 acre plots cared for by folks collecting a paycheck by feeding the hoards of apartment dwellers in cities hundreds or thousands of miles away.

[sjr09 155]

So your problem is with Monsanto rather than the herbicide? Roundup ready corn and soybeans have been used for some time now. Wheat will be introduced shortly. http://www.newsdaily...s-gm-australia/

As per your link, it is unlikely that GM wheat will be commercially available within the next 10 years, just not shortly or commercially?

[sjr09 155]

Has anyone studied the long-term effects that such GM produce has on the human body? Let alone what is happening to the weed killer they are spraying. If they want to test such foods, test it in third world countries where people are starving, no need to test it here on us.

The biggest problem I have is the chemicals they are pumping into livestock, not to mention the conditions they are raised in.

In 2003, Jeffrey Smith's "Seeds of Deception" explained the dangers of untested and unregulated GM foods exposing those who eat them to potential health risks. Reliable studies show that rats fed GM potatoes had smaller livers, hearts, testicles, brains, damaged immune systems, and showed structural changes in their white blood cells making them more susceptible to infection and disease than other rats fed non-GM potatoes.

They also had thymus and spleen damage, enlarged tissues, including the pancreas and intestines, liver atrophy, and other serious problems. Humans may be harmed the same way because GMOs saturate our diet. Over 80% of all processed foods contain them as well as rice, corn, soybeans, soy products, vegetable oils, soft drinks, salad dressings, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, meat, and other animal products plus an array of hidden additives and ingredients in products like tomato sauce, ice cream and peanut butter.

Because labeling in America is prohibited, consumers don't know what they're eating or the risks from foods they believe safe. It makes everyone part of a mass human experiment, the results of which are unknown. Health problems may take years to show up. They'll be no way to trace the cause, and they may be serious, irreversible, and potentially life threatening. Wheat so far is GM-free, and according to an April 1 Reuters report, Monsanto formally withdrew "submissions for its genetically modified wheat from all regulatory agencies except the US Food and Drug Administration, a company spokeswoman said. The withdrawal is the last step in Monsanto's (earlier) announcement that it would" delay but not shelve plans to introduce the world's first GM wheat. Monsanto sought approval in America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa and Colombia. It's now delayed, not halted. The company wants GM control over wheat and all other foods, but its official pronouncements deny it.

[lostinblue 1,989]

In 2003, Jeffrey Smith's "Seeds of Deception" explained the dangers of untested and unregulated GM foods exposing those who eat them to potential health risks. Reliable studies show that rats fed GM potatoes had smaller livers, hearts, testicles, brains, damaged immune systems, and showed structural changes in their white blood cells making them more susceptible to infection and disease than other rats fed non-GM potatoes.

They also had thymus and spleen damage, enlarged tissues, including the pancreas and intestines, liver atrophy, and other serious problems. Humans may be harmed the same way because GMOs saturate our diet. Over 80% of all processed foods contain them as well as rice, corn, soybeans, soy products, vegetable oils, soft drinks, salad dressings, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, meat, and other animal products plus an array of hidden additives and ingredients in products like tomato sauce, ice cream and peanut butter.

Because labeling in America is prohibited, consumers don't know what they're eating or the risks from foods they believe safe. It makes everyone part of a mass human experiment, the results of which are unknown. Health problems may take years to show up. They'll be no way to trace the cause, and they may be serious, irreversible, and potentially life threatening. Wheat so far is GM-free, and according to an April 1 Reuters report, Monsanto formally withdrew "submissions for its genetically modified wheat from all regulatory agencies except the US Food and Drug Administration, a company spokeswoman said. The withdrawal is the last step in Monsanto's (earlier) announcement that it would" delay but not shelve plans to introduce the world's first GM wheat. Monsanto sought approval in America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa and Colombia. It's now delayed, not halted. The company wants GM control over wheat and all other foods, but its official pronouncements deny it.

The man is a fruit cake...

Yogic Flying and GM Foods:The Wild Theories of Jeffrey Smith

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Jeffrey Smith demonstrating “yogic flying” during a Natural Law Party press conference in Springfield, Ill., on Oct. 22, 1996, where he was a member of a party delegation from Iowa. Associated Press photo. Jeffrey Smith isn’t bound by the usual conventions. He once advocated getting thousands of people to collectively practice transcendental meditation – the yogic flying technique, to be precise, as he shows at left (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TM-Sidhi_program) – to reduce crime and increase “purity and harmony” in the “collective consciousness.” Here Smith can be seen demonstrating yogic flying at an Illinois news conference on Oct. 22, 1996, where he was promoting it for the Natural Law Party of Iowa.

Smith is now better known for his theories about biotech agriculture, or GM foods. His self-published books Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette have built for him an online profile that has made Smith one of the most widely quoted opponents of biotech ag —despite his evident lack of scientific credentials or other formal training on the subject. (He has had formal training in swing dancing, however, which he used to teach professionally.)

In addition, the “scientific studies” that Smith says support his theories are thoroughly contradicted by a vast body of data and scientific experience; they are wholly irresponsible. In his single-minded campaign against GM crops, Smith has shown an amazing capacity to ignore the scientific literature on almost every topic he discusses.

But, as he showed at that press conference when he explained the role that meditation should play in the “collective consciousness,” Smith is a gifted communicator.

He’s particularly adept at getting his message out via the latest online methods, which he uses to spread his misinformation about biotechnology, in particular, to an ever-widening audience. In his most recent self-published book, Genetic Roulette, Smith claims to show 65 different “documented health risks” associated with biotech foods. Not one of them has been found to be scientifically valid by Academics Review.

“In his single-minded campaign against GM crops, Smith has shown an amazing capacity to ignore the scientific literature on almost every topic he discusses” Looks like you follow in his footsteps.