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In reply to the discussion: The organic industry’s GMO hoax [View all]WestMichRad
(1,360 posts)It's about government policy that has been hijacked by corporate interests.
The promise of GMOs in agriculture is they'll provide desirable traits such as improved nutrition, but the reality is they're being used to help corporations sell more herbicides, and only for that purpose. The other potential uses of GMOs are, at least so far, not in commercial production.
I would prefer to buy foods grown in soils that have not been drenched in glyphosate or other toxins and would like to know that from labeling on the food. This is really no different than wanting to buy a car or appliance made in the US instead of who knows where.
Large agricultural corporations don't want us to have that choice because they want to force the consumer to buy products produced using their chosen commodity production techniques so they can dominate the agricultural marketplace. It's as simple as that. The thousands of published scientific reports that conclude they are safe for consumption are not relevant.