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(14,881 posts) Fri Mar 11, 2016, 09:35 AM Mar 2016

You don't need GMOs to be labeled [View all]

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You don't need GMOs to be labeled [View all] magical thyme Mar 2016 OP

So it's only GMOs that ever get sprayed with chemicals? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #1

Not only AxionExcel Mar 2016 #2

That study doesn't say what you think it says Major Nikon Mar 2016 #5

Open access is not synonymous with scam/predatory/low-quality journals petronius Mar 2016 #58

I didn't claim it was Major Nikon Mar 2016 #59

My point is that you didn't consider what the peer review process is; you made petronius Mar 2016 #60

I assumed exactly the opposite, so your point makes little sense Major Nikon Mar 2016 #61

I would suggest the same to you, starting petronius Mar 2016 #65

Uh, say what? HuckleB Mar 2016 #66

Read the subthread. Carefully. Without preconceptions. petronius Mar 2016 #67

"Preconceptions." HuckleB Mar 2016 #68

You missed the point. Try again. roody Mar 2016 #3

GMOs have tremendously increased insecticide use. nt magical thyme Mar 2016 #4

Wrong Major Nikon Mar 2016 #6

Let me correct that to pesticide and herbicide up. magical thyme Mar 2016 #8

I call your open access study with another Major Nikon Mar 2016 #9

your study is an analysis of other studies that did not include pre-treated seed. magical thyme Mar 2016 #12

pre-treated seed =/ GMO Major Nikon Mar 2016 #13

pre-treated seed includes GMO seed. magical thyme Mar 2016 #17

Along with non-GMO seed Major Nikon Mar 2016 #25

90+% of corn is pre-treated. 90+% of corn is GMO. funny how that works. magical thyme Mar 2016 #35

...and 95% of all US corn production isn't used for human consumption Major Nikon Mar 2016 #38

tell it to the environment that is poisoned. magical thyme Mar 2016 #39

Your own link doesn't even claim that much Major Nikon Mar 2016 #40

The field corn see we planted on the farm in the 1980's was pre-treated with pesticide NickB79 Mar 2016 #57

They sweat pesticide. nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #16

That is completely wrong. Try again. Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #28

unsourced claim, as usual. nt magical thyme Mar 2016 #33

Yes, I noticed the lack of documentation. And you cannot document your claim because it is untrue. Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #49

What's in the name "RoundUp Ready" ? GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #11

Shit research published by a shitty pay-to-play journal citing other shit research Major Nikon Mar 2016 #15

As long as we are labeling things "shit" how about labeling GMOs? GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #18

Sure, all we need is more pseudoscience to prove it's necessary Major Nikon Mar 2016 #29

Can you just imagine the numbers of workers womanofthehills Mar 2016 #7

That is true, hillwoman, but it's not the company's fault. Nitram Mar 2016 #10

And labeling GMOs would change that because.... Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #27

What "crop" is this person spraying pesticides on? Brickbat Mar 2016 #14

From the "Cauliflower: How does it grow?" video... SidDithers Mar 2016 #19

That would be soap spray ... GeorgeGist Mar 2016 #20

How do you know it's not soap spray in the OP's picture?... SidDithers Mar 2016 #21

So what? HuckleB Mar 2016 #22

What? But it's super organic and natural. How can it be harmful? progressoid Mar 2016 #23

Well it is Monsatan! So probably using the tears of the unholy or something. nt Rex Mar 2016 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Rex Mar 2016 #30

And how would labeling GMOs change whatever this guy is doing? progressoid Mar 2016 #24

Yeah. That meme is devoid of any content that has an association with reality. Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #26

and your claims are as devoid of content and sourcing as usual. no big surprise there. nt magical thyme Mar 2016 #34

Okay, Ace. Step up to the plate: What is this guy spraying? What is the crop? Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #51

This is something that cannot be debated rationally in GD on DU. Rex Mar 2016 #32

When one side is bringing a flat-earth type argument... Bonx Mar 2016 #36

Both side could have original source documents and it wouldn't matter. Rex Mar 2016 #37

The problem is that the science is quite profound. HuckleB Mar 2016 #41

Not all in the scientific realm agrees with you. Also, you cannot simply dismiss their credentials. Rex Mar 2016 #42

The consensus is as profound as for those other topics. HuckleB Mar 2016 #43

I've been turned off the subject by so much petty fighting. Rex Mar 2016 #46

Exactly. HuckleB Mar 2016 #47

True. We don't want to end up in a real life Idiocracy. Rex Mar 2016 #48

The problem is that we've all been lied to nationalize the fed Mar 2016 #50

And that is a huge part of this problem imo. We live in a plutocracy. Companies control Rex Mar 2016 #52

Books like that are a big part of the problem. HuckleB Mar 2016 #54

I just found out that my Kikkoman Soy sauce is made from GMO Soybeans nationalize the fed Mar 2016 #44

So you like it, it's a good product, but ... HuckleB Mar 2016 #45

Imagine the horror if people knew where this stuff comes from Major Nikon Mar 2016 #53

You should be more concerned about the sodium content. progressoid Mar 2016 #55

True that. HuckleB Mar 2016 #56

Table salt is almost twice as toxic as Roundup Major Nikon Mar 2016 #72

But...but...but... The label says natural! Lancero Mar 2016 #62

Can you define "natural?" HuckleB Mar 2016 #64

Depends - You want the dictionary definition... Lancero Mar 2016 #69

You are a part of the "move the goal posts" crowd. HuckleB Mar 2016 #70

I think you've got me confused for someone else. Or you've misinterpreted what I'd said. Lancero Mar 2016 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author HuckleB Mar 2016 #77

Organic Major Nikon Mar 2016 #73

Since GMO is the standard, wouldn't non-GMO products just print 'Non-GMO' on their items? ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2016 #63

... Major Nikon Mar 2016 #74

If gmos are so safe why are the gmo companies spending so much energy and money to defeat Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #75

Probably for the same reason the organic industry would fight a "fertilized with cow shit" label Major Nikon Mar 2016 #76

Eight Lies About GMOs Debunked HuckleB Apr 2016 #78