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rhett o rick

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26. Sounds good but a false sense of security.

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 12:10 PM

Jun 2012

I doubt you will find any 8's. Doesnt mean you are free of GMO's.

Snopes says, "Consumers should be aware, however, that PLU codes are an option which is used for the convenience of suppliers and grocers and not customers, so not all produce (particularly genetically modified varieties) are so labeled, ..."

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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

Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #14

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