GM foods story in papers

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » 19 May 2013, 22:14

hodson2k9 wrote:

and .... Monosodium glutamate (msg) (hidden under many names such as maltodextrin, disodium guanylate, corn starch etc), aspartame (also hidden under many names), refined sugar, flouride, butylated
Hydroxytoluene (BHT), high fructose corn syrup, yellow number 5 (actually all food colorants as almost all are dervied from coal tar), Propylene glycol alginate (E405), Polysorbate 60, Enriched flour, hydrogenated oils, trans fats, sulfites ...... i could go on.

You could, but this topic is titled GM foods......... You ought to start another topic to deal with these substances.

peaceful_life · Post by **peaceful_life** » 20 May 2013, 00:23

http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/15/05/201 ... ZlMMb5wbIX

'Whatever your view on this complex issue, make sure you have your say in our first ever survey of UK farmers on the subject'

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » 20 May 2013, 00:33

I can't have my say as I don't fit the profile they are looking for. FW are not asking an unbiased question. There seems to me to be a leaning towards"GM is good".

GM and Roundup are the DDT of the 21st century.

peaceful_life · Post by **peaceful_life** » 20 May 2013, 00:46

woodburner wrote:I can't have my say as I don't fit the profile they are looking for. FW are not asking an unbiased question. There seems to me to be a leaning towards"GM is good".

GM and Roundup are the DDT of the 21st century.

You mean you don't class your window box as a farm?

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 20 May 2013, 02:09

I completed the survey but I left one question unanswered as it didn't have a suitable answer that reflected my anti GM view.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 20 May 2013, 08:33

Quite an interesting and well worded survey. I wonder whether my response will be an outlier. Along with Ken's

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 20 May 2013, 11:10

I had to pretend the Plot was a farm

Less than 20 Ha, I'm a Tenant and we produce potatoes, pulses and vegeatbles. And ("other") fruit

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 20 May 2013, 14:11

woodburner wrote:I can't have my say as I don't fit the profile they are looking for.

Tick the first box then have your say, that is, say "I own, manage, run, live or work on a farm".

featherstick · Post by **featherstick** » 20 May 2013, 14:35

RenewableCandy wrote:I had to pretend the Plot was a farm Less than 20 Ha, I'm a Tenant and we produce potatoes, pulses and vegeatbles. And ("other") fruit

Me too. : ) And I played heavily on my time market-gardening in Whisht Cork.

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » 20 May 2013, 18:00

Oh, done that.

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » 20 May 2013, 22:54

How Bt and Roundup Ready Plants Threaten Plant, Animal and Human Health

Take the genetically engineered Bt plants, for example. In these plants, a specific genetic material for a single toxin protein has been separated from the bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt) and placed into the genetic material of a plant, such as corn, soybean, and potatoes. Other Bt plants are also in the pipeline. According to Dr. Ingham, there’s very clear evidence of harm in animals that consume Bt plant material. They end up with severe ulceration, starting in the digestive system.

More.........

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 23 May 2013, 11:12

China destroys three shipments of GM corn from US

"government’s decisive move to destroy the illegal GMOs “progressive, encouraging, and satisfying"

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » 23 May 2013, 13:04

Then there's the other part of the story:

However, Mr Li says the new government still has a long way to go to eliminate the GMOs that he and others believe are being grown across the country and to impose a ban on domestically grown and imported GMOs.

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 28 May 2013, 16:19

Tesco, Sainsbury, Marks and Spencer, Morrison, ASDA and the Co-op are now selling chickens fed on genetically modified soya. Few consumers are aware of the change, for the retailers are not labelling their products as containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Co-op and Tesco have also misled their customers by claiming that GM feed given to animals is not detectable in animal products. This is not true. Several research studies have found that GM DNA from animal feed is present in the milk, meat, and eggs that people eat. This has been confirmed by the UK Government’s Food Standards Agency.

More here and the Al Jazeera film mentioned in the article is here.

It’s too late to save Maria Almeida’s little son but we as UK consumers can help to prevent the multiplication of similar cases by getting our supermarkets to re-impose their ban on GMO soya in animal feed. Brazilian farmers say that there is plenty of non-GMO soya on the market. Doing this will not solve all the problems but it will be a first step.

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » 28 May 2013, 19:34

Might as well drink glyphosate then. Do members of the cabinet eat GM foods?