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tecelote

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2. Genetically modified food - Wikipedia

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 05:40 PM

Dec 2012

Genetically modified foods (GM foods, or biotech foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), such as genetically modified crops or genetically modified fish. GMOs have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques.

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Why can't we label genetically modified foods? [View all] tecelote Dec 2012 OP

Because "gentically modified" is an overly vague term? Scootaloo Dec 2012 #1

Genetically modified food - Wikipedia tecelote Dec 2012 #2

Selective breeding is a genetic engineering technique Scootaloo Dec 2012 #18

Well there's breeding and then OhZone Dec 2012 #3

Because Obama appointed Monsanto minion to run the FDA. ~nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #4

Here Here tecelote Dec 2012 #5

Strong lobbying by vested pro-GMO interests. closeupready Dec 2012 #6

People aren't talking about selective breeding or animal husbandry. It's the Frankenfoods that we byeya Dec 2012 #7

Guinea Pigs only go so far... tecelote Dec 2012 #8

The onset of cancer is so long it's impossible to prove linkage even if byeya Dec 2012 #10

You'd think they would support universal health care so their experiments would last longer. tecelote Dec 2012 #11

Because Monsanto owns the US government! ...except for its debt. L0oniX Dec 2012 #9

Two bullseyes in one! tecelote Dec 2012 #14

Because almost no one would eat it. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2012 #12

^tecelote, Here's your answer^ Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #17

Labeling sounds logical to me. If the companies that push food that has been modified bluestate10 Dec 2012 #13

But your neighbor farmer did not opt in. tecelote Dec 2012 #15

And, oh yeah... tecelote Dec 2012 #16