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rhett o rick

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33. I included a quote from snopes.

Reply to KurtNYC (Reply #30)

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 12:20 PM

Jun 2012

and the last sentence is my opinion.

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Shopping for produce? Here's a chart with some important info! [View all] jillan Jun 2012 OP

Really I'm more interested in where it's from 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #1

To each their own. jillan Jun 2012 #3

in your opinion. robinlynne Jun 2012 #4

Gene splicing BanzaiBonnie Jun 2012 #8

"the genes are not stable" 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #15

there was an article posted (from cbsnews.com) the other day about what happened to a GMO pasture magical thyme Jun 2012 #25

A key element of that story is that it was a lie 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #27

you beat me to the correction which I saw while getting the 1st link magical thyme Jun 2012 #34

I think it was done deliberately 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #38

I just googled "cows gmo pasture cyanide" magical thyme Jun 2012 #46

why is it silly? CleanLucre Jun 2012 #9

Not based on science 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #17

I do have a feeling that I prefer my food's roody Jun 2012 #29

Exactly, a feeling 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #32

not by the hand of man CleanLucre Jun 2012 #44

Chemistry is chemistry, how a gene acts in a bacteria cell is the same as it will act in other cells evirus Jun 2012 #47

sorry CleanLucre Jun 2012 #48

Seriously? do you seriously respond with that tone? evirus Jun 2012 #53

It's exactly what I was saying 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #58

People want the right CleanLucre Jun 2012 #66

They have that right 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #68

you are making false CleanLucre Jun 2012 #73

No, I'm not 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #74

I think you know what I'm referring to CleanLucre Jun 2012 #65

You guys keep repeating my point 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #57

who are you talking to? CleanLucre Jun 2012 #72

You're new so maybe you don't realize this but . . . 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #75

Nature toxifies food sources all the time. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #103

Really? CleanLucre Jun 2012 #107

Yes, really. Information and choice is good, if it is correct information. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #108

Agreed CleanLucre Jun 2012 #110

We have been growing hybrid crops since the 1920s. The world hasn't ended. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #111

"the world hasn't ended" CleanLucre Jun 2012 #112

Wow. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #113

. CleanLucre Jun 2012 #114

Who was injecting viruses into DNA then? roody Jun 2012 #93

The viruses did a pretty good job of it themselves 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #96

Carl Jung Said it Best: mckara Jun 2012 #42

that's not true CleanLucre Jun 2012 #43

No it is 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #56

LOL CleanLucre Jun 2012 #70

L 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #71

I imagine most of the decisions we make, the things we do, and the people we acquaint ourselves with LanternWaste Jun 2012 #59

Nothing wrong with going with your gut feeling 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #60

People may or may not pretend anything they wish LanternWaste Jun 2012 #99

The "just don't pretend" bit 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #101

I'm sure the cattle that died when the grass they were eating A Simple Game Jun 2012 #11

That happens with non-GMO grass, too. Brickbat Jun 2012 #16

As it was in the case 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #20

Not holding my breath. Brickbat Jun 2012 #22

One time I got food poisoning 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #23

now that's totally unfair magical thyme Jun 2012 #35

"Why should GMO get special treatment?" 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #39

A) the grass was a hybrid, not GMO 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #18

It does get confusing. A Simple Game Jun 2012 #51

This one was yesterday: 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #55

Tifton 85 is a clue - The number roughly translates to the year of release. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #105

Any good science reporter would know the difference between GMO and a hybrid variety. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #106

We had HCN poisoning of cattle decades before the first GMO plant showed up. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #104

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I have a fan 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #19

Juror #2 is awesome. n/t zappaman Jun 2012 #62

well thank you :) snooper2 Jun 2012 #63

I'm just curious because I have not been a juror yet, but as a juror jillan Jun 2012 #82

It should be mandatory. Blanks Jun 2012 #85

No it is not MattBaggins Jun 2012 #86

I think so... snooper2 Jun 2012 #87

Can you believe some tool alerted on your post The Doctor. Jun 2012 #89

marking to check back later for jury results from the tool alerting on the post about the tool alert uppityperson Jun 2012 #90

Is it ok to post an alert about a post on an alert? 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #97

Good to know, thanks. nt siligut Jun 2012 #2

Or, just look at the price. tridim Jun 2012 #5

Please check Snopes BanzaiBonnie Jun 2012 #6

Snopes says it is true KurtNYC Jun 2012 #12

Snopes says what's true? That some produce has stickers? Sure. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #24

I do see the part about suppliers getting a choice on whether to include an 8 KurtNYC Jun 2012 #30

I included a quote from snopes. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #33

Except there's no law making them do this here. hobbit709 Jun 2012 #7

8 means GMO, but not all GMOs are labeled 8. Just FYI. Brickbat Jun 2012 #10

I dunno about those wonderful raspberries I just got a Von's kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #13

I did not know that slackmaster Jun 2012 #21

Sounds good but a false sense of security. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #26

The furor over GMO foods will last only as long.. MicaelS Jun 2012 #28

That is a great argument to eat roody Jun 2012 #31

Easy for people in US and Europe to choose to eat non GMO food. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #109

Maybe if it comes down to that choice. If we work hard we may rhett o rick Jun 2012 #37

when people are going hungry CleanLucre Jun 2012 #50

Monsanto's actions are the result of patant law when applied to biology evirus Jun 2012 #54

+1000 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #61

who said anything CleanLucre Jun 2012 #67

"People want to grow there own food, have options, including non-GMO and/or organic." 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #76

food insecurity is not caused by underproduction AlecBGreen Jun 2012 #52

This is an interesting topic mathematic Jun 2012 #80

Almost right. 3&4 mean traditional, no 5. 9 DOES mean organic and 8 does mean GMO. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #36

Evolution is nature's way of producing genetically-modified food. MineralMan Jun 2012 #40

Hybridizing is not what is being discussed. BanzaiBonnie Jun 2012 #78

Ok, I won't put Round-up in the baby's bottle. jeff47 Jun 2012 #94

Thanks for the info blackspade Jun 2012 #41

? Bigredhunk Jun 2012 #45

Public paranoia, which is not supported by evidence, can destroy your ability to sell. evirus Jun 2012 #49

Does that mean that you are not for roody Jun 2012 #98

Because the claims of danger travel much better than the retraction of those claims jeff47 Jun 2012 #95

I'm just tired of having to peal those blasted stickers off of every piece of fruit and veggy.... wandy Jun 2012 #64

I'm so jealous!! Here in Az our gardening season is over for a few months. jillan Jun 2012 #77

Especially thin-skinned fruits Retrograde Jun 2012 #81

Farmers markets are a good thing. n/t wandy Jun 2012 #83

Dry and mail me some MattBaggins Jun 2012 #88

Be carefull what you wish for..... wandy Jun 2012 #92

glad to know this. nt cwydro Jun 2012 #69

I think that Snopes.com debunked some of this. Mika Jun 2012 #79

FYI Jake2413 Jun 2012 #84

Very informative. K&R. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #91

I think Upton Sinclair would get a smile out of this. Thanks! LanternWaste Jun 2012 #100

My Fuji apple PLU sticker has 4131 on it, with a Chile Frusan wording benld74 Jun 2012 #102