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Default McDonald's rejects Simplot's genetically modified potato



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> On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 21:08:44 -0000, "Ophelia"
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>>> On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:24:49 -0700, graham > wrote:
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>>>>On 15/11/2014 10:54 AM, wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:03:38 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>>>>>> On 11/15/2014 8:34 AM, Janet B wrote:
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http://tinyurl.com/mcoh2dw
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>>>>>>> The Idaho agribusiness continues to get blowback over the Innate
>>>>>>> line
>>>>>>> of spuds.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> By ZACH KYLE
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>>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>>> Smart on their part. Be they good or bad, they are too controversial
>>>>>> for a big chain to start selling them to the masses.
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> I think it's all part of them all trying to appear good, I saw an ad
>>>>> for another burger chain that was promoting that it only used chicken
>>>>> that was fed good food, not chemicals and antibiotics. Forget which
>>>>> one but it wasn't KFC.
>>>>>
>>>>A&W. My grandchildren usually ask to go there when they stay with me. I
>>>>must say that I like the burgers there too, especially the "Buddy
>>>>Burgers" that consist of a small burger with caramelized onions:-)
>>>>Graham
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>>> That was the one - I won't do that for my great-grandchildren - I
>>> simply cook whatever it is that I cook that they like best We
>>> sometimes have some odd combos but at least it's a healthy meal, I
>>> just want them to learn life does not begin and end with fast food.

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>>Hey you are talking to a man who teaches his grandkids to cook!!!

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> I was reading the bit where he said they ask to go and he takes them
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Yes, but what I said is still true) He spoils them ... so what?))))))


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