On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 06:34:23 -0700, Janet B >
wrote:

> http://tinyurl.com/mcoh2dw
>
> The Idaho agribusiness continues to get blowback over the Innate line
> of spuds.
>
> By ZACH KYLE
>
> ovember 15, 2014
>
> The J.R. Simplot Co.'s freshly approved genetically modified potato is
> not being welcomed by one of the company's oldest business partners.
>
> McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food company and a longtime buyer
> of Simplot potatoes for french fries, says it doesn't plan to buy
> Simplot's latest genetically modified organism, the Innate potato.
>
> "McDonald's USA does not source GMO potatoes, nor do we have current
> plans to change our sourcing practices," the company said in a
> statement.

My biggest objection to GMOs are the RoundUp ready varieties, which
means more and stronger pesticides being used on food crops. I'd like
to see better farming practices being used (simple things like crop
rotation), rather than slathering chemicals over fields to make the
results of sloppy farming go away.
>
>
> Read more he
> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/1...#storylink=cpy



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