"Nad R" > wrote in message
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> "Pete C." > wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2011-07-03, Christine Dabney > wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:45:50 -0500, "Pete C." >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, it is insane to wildly claim that some mysterious GM foods are
>>>>> causing the apparent increase in allergies without a shred of data to
>>>>> back the claim. Milk is not a GM food, nor are peanuts.
>>>>
>>>> Nor is gluten, although it might be in genetically modified foods.
>>>
>>> GM means genetically modified. As for milk, Monsanto isn't pushing
>>> the crap outta BGH? News to me. You know for a fact wheat or peanuts
>>> are NOT GM foods? I'd be amazed if they weren't.
>>>
>>> Yes, I'm wildly insane. Science is screwing with every facet of our
>>> food supply, but I'm wildly out of line to believe they are modifying
>>> our
>>> peanuts and wheat, which is still as pristine and as natural as when
>>> Jesus wore short pants. And the sky isn't blue and water isn't wet
>>> and there's no such thing as global warming.
>>>
>>> Hard to believe their are still ppl this freakin' naive/stupid.
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>> Ah yes, those stupid enough to believe in religion are also the ones who
>> are terrified of and attack anything they don't understand. Just because
>> *you* don't have the intelligence to understand what GM is and isn't,
>> doesn't meant that those producing the GM items don't fully understand
>> it, nor does it mean that more than a small subset of the population
>> doesn't understand it. While you were busy studying your fantasy "holy
>> book(s)", the rest of us were busy learning how the world actually
>> works.
>
> What I want is food labels that labels the food source that is engineered
> or not. I say let the public decide on what they want. Label the food
> source engineered or heirloom. Give the buyers what they want.

Agreed! There is a way to tell on the UPC stickers for fresh produce
whether it is organic, or GMO but I can't remember which part of the numbers
they are or what they are.