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4. Whoa! This is fantastic & very hopeful.

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 02:17 AM

Sep 2012

I mean, wtf? Is the USofA going to sit back and allow this poison to be foisted on it
(without even labeling it so it is recognizable), until the WHOLE WORLD has already
banned it.

We should be ashamed we've waited this long. Obama needs to start by replacing that
Michael Taylor jerk he appointed to head up the FDA, who came straight from being Vice
President of Monsanto for Christ sake.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-smith/youre-appointing-who-plea_b_243810.html

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Russia Suspends Use of Genetically Modified Corn [View all] cory777 Sep 2012 OP

Maybe after Somalia suspends it, the U.S. MIGHT consider suspending it, too. nt valerief Sep 2012 #1

Really. gateley Sep 2012 #6

Dream on. dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #12

Thank you, Russia! Cha Sep 2012 #2

Russia has access to whether corn is GMO, or not? But U.S. citizens purchasing it don't? Trillo Sep 2012 #3

Whoa! This is fantastic & very hopeful. 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #4

k&r avaistheone1 Sep 2012 #5

wow! nt flamingdem Sep 2012 #7

Bravo, Russia. Vidar Sep 2012 #8

the Americas LiberalLovinLug Sep 2012 #9

I know I'm a broken record here Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #10

K&R DeSwiss Sep 2012 #11

Free clue for Monsanto and other Republican Corps. Berlum Sep 2012 #13

Another reason to avoid HF corn syrup, and any food or beverage that contains it peacebird Sep 2012 #14

beet sugar too now lunasun Sep 2012 #21

How is this any different than the occasional bad study put out by climate denialists? evirus Sep 2012 #15

The luddites alleady "know" that GMOs are teh evil, they are just looking for verification. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #16

Indeed. HuckleB Sep 2012 #53

You don't happen to work for Monsanto, do you? AAO Sep 2012 #17

The lessor of two evils is still evil. evirus Sep 2012 #18

Absolutely! Monsanto is evil. n/t AAO Sep 2012 #19

But to blame an entire industry on the actions of a few bad examples? evirus Sep 2012 #22

I DON'T WANT GMO FOOD - IT RISKS GLOBAL CATASTROPHE! AAO Sep 2012 #28

you are comparing Monsanto to the Democratic party? G_j Sep 2012 #36

I'm comparing GMO to the democratic party evirus Sep 2012 #50

Truth would be preferable arikara Sep 2012 #47

Tom Sanders Astrad Sep 2012 #20

It's only suprising if you believe in guilt by association. evirus Sep 2012 #23

I don't think his association Astrad Sep 2012 #25

Um . . . fruit is high in sugar 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #27

Coke doesn't use sugar, but HFCS. AAO Sep 2012 #31

HFCS is sugar 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #33

It is "a" sugar, but it is definatley not "sugar". n/t AAO Sep 2012 #38

That is scientifically inacurrate 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #41

You got me there. I still think GMO's should be banned. n/t AAO Sep 2012 #44

Agree to disagree then. 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #45

I love to agree to disagree - I wish we could all do that! Thanks... n/t AAO Sep 2012 #48

You are far too kind. HuckleB Sep 2012 #59

I've been told this is my only fault 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #60

LOL! HuckleB Sep 2012 #61

It's not fructose either... nebenaube Sep 2012 #79

So what? HuckleB Sep 2012 #58

Which has more artificial coloring bitchkitty Sep 2012 #32

Wow a 1000 times! 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #34

There are more than calories bitchkitty Sep 2012 #54

The actual quote we're responding to: 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #56

Who drinks a litre of apple juice a day? Maybe Johnny Appleseed, but come'on! n/t AAO Sep 2012 #29

+1,000,000,000,000 HuckleB Sep 2012 #52

Scientist: GM food safety testing is “woefully inadequate” JohnyCanuck Sep 2012 #24

Not so good for Monsanto riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #26

All substances should be proven safe before they are allowed into the environment not byeya Sep 2012 #30

How do you "prove" something is safe? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #35

I guess to err on the side of safety G_j Sep 2012 #39

Which means what in this context? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #42

How about longer than 3 months? n/t AAO Sep 2012 #40

Give me a time period. 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #43

That is for scientists to quibble about. I guess we can agree to disagree once again! n/t AAO Sep 2012 #49

You don't accept what the scientists say now, so why you would accept something different? HuckleB Sep 2012 #62

Monsanto scientists? No I don't trust them. They are paid by Mosanto to produce an outcome. AAO Sep 2012 #72

So, you're saying that all GE Food research is paid for by Monsanto? HuckleB Sep 2012 #73

Well if you thnik it's a red herring, then the discussion is over. Agree to disagree... AAO Sep 2012 #75

You seem to be jumping from one thing to another without addressing the last points. HuckleB Sep 2012 #76

I disagree. n/t AAO Sep 2012 #82

Genetic Roulette FULL Movie G_j Sep 2012 #37

Poor rats! Quantess Sep 2012 #46

Monsanto Whistleblower Says Genetically Engineered Crops May Cause Disease JohnyCanuck Sep 2012 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author JohnyCanuck Sep 2012 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author JohnyCanuck Sep 2012 #66

We have the right to know what we are eating. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #55

Looks like Russia isn't going with the consensus. HuckleB Sep 2012 #57

Just out of curiousity what's your reaction to the Stanford organics study? JackRiddler Sep 2012 #63

The one where they said that there is no difference between organic and genetically modified food? darkangel218 Sep 2012 #64

Peer review and scientific consensus makes it appear to be quite sound. HuckleB Sep 2012 #70

Scientists Under Attack (when their research shows health related problems with eating GMOs) JohnyCanuck Sep 2012 #67

enlightening G_j Sep 2012 #71

Quite an article. GM promoters aren't just anti-science, they're anti-people. Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #80

His research was debunked. HuckleB Sep 2012 #81

Soon US crops won't be bought and disaster in the making lovuian Sep 2012 #68

The irony is absurd. LanternWaste Sep 2012 #69

"Lamarckism" is not all dead and all wrong tama Sep 2012 #74

The Guardian: The GM debate is growing up HuckleB Sep 2012 #77

K&R n/t Smickey Sep 2012 #78