On 2014-11-15 12:03 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>> "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.
>
> Smart on their part. Be they good or bad, they are too controversial
> for a big chain to start selling them to the masses.

And we all know how McDonalds is co concerned for the health of its
customers.

> That may change 10 or 20 years from now, but right now GM foods scare
> lot of people. Personally, I'm not so sure yet.


One thing to think about may be the extra herbicides we may be ingesting
as a result of their genetic engineering. Monsanto's Round Up is great
herbicide commonly used by farmers to kill off weeds or previous
cultivated crops so that a new crop can be sown. Timing is crucial
because farmers have to get out on their fields in the spring and them
as soon as they are dry enough to be worked and then get the seed
planted while there is still enough moisture for germination and to
support the new plants. Many of the GMO products are tolerant of
RoundUp. It doesn't kill those plants, but you can be sure the
chemicals are getting sucked into the crops. Then when the farmer
decides to get rid of the crop he can't just spray it with RoundUp
anymore because that herbicide won't work on it anymore.