Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets - Lets you EAT "Roundup" - Help stop it!

[autorank]

http://tinyurl.com/youdmn">STOP GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SUGAR BEETS

Basis for much of sugar, particularly in candy!
Action kit at link

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SUGAR TO HIT STORES IN 2008 (scroll to the bottom of this page to take action) Background Information: American Crystal, a large Wyoming-based sugar company, who ironically have launched an "organic" line of their sugar,and several other leading U.S. sugar providers have announced they will be sourcing their sugar from genetically engineered (GE) sugar beets beginning this year and arriving in stores in 2008. Like GE corn and GE soy, products containing GE sugar will not be labeled as such.

Since half of the granulated sugar in the U.S. comes from sugar beets, a move towards biotech beets marks a dramatic alteration of the U.S. food supply. These sugars, along with GE corn and soy, are found in many conventional food products, so consumers will be exposed to genetically engineered ingredients in just about every non-organic multiple-ingredient product they purchase.

[robinlynne]

1. blegh.

[I Have A Dream]

2. I feel so bad for people who can't afford to buy organic food.

However, even "organic" won't mean anything if companies like this have their way.

[Stargazer99]

3. GM not bad? Do you know what happened to the rats

that ate GM potatoes? Died every last one in the experiment....ready for more illness via Corporate America? Monsanto figures farmers will be forced to buy seed from them (at a high price of course). This GM crap spreads to other farm crops...Bayer and their experimental rice that wasn't going to contaminate other farmer's rice crops lied like hell...contamination was the first order.

[Purveyor]

4. I would have no problem with this if these sugar beets were used

exclusively for ethanol production.

The process of producing ethanol from sugar beets is simpler than converting corn into ethanol.

Converting corn into ethanol requires additional cooking and the application of enzymes, whereas the conversion of sugar requires only a yeast fermentation process.

The energy requirement for converting sugar into ethanol is about half that for corn.

[MadHound]

5. I would have huge problems with GM beets, even if they were exclusively used for ethanol

First, spraying massive amounts of Roundup, which is what this particular genetic modification allows, is not what is needed in this country. More chemicals into the ground, more chemicals into the water table, more petroleum products being used. Second, GM beets can cross pollinate with regular beets, thus perpetuating the genetic modification and cutting down on diversity. Third, ethanol is a chimera, and is simply a sop to corporate agriculture. No land based fuel crop can come close to providing all of our fuel needs, and pursuing this illusion only continues to drive up food prices. Biodiesel, using oil gearing algae as the feed stock is the way to go. We can provide for all of our transportation fuel needs with 15,000 square miles of water surface. Added bonus, the algae can be used as first stage water treatment at wastewater facilities. <http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/goals_index.html#alge><http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html>

[Webster Green]

6. There are still plenty of problems with this crap..

We need less poison put into the environment, not more.

Genetically engineered crops are threatening bio-diversity. They can cross pollinate with other crops. The fascist GMO corporations want to be able to collect huge fines from farmers whose crops get cross pollinated with the GMO crap, even though they had nothing to do with it.

These companies are attempting to privatize the world's food supply. There is nothing noble in their efforts. It is all about money and power. They don't want farmers to be able to save seed and plant the time-tested heirloom strains. They want to patent all the seeds and force farmers to buy seed from the mega-corporations.

The franken-foods may or may not be safe for humans to eat, but that is not the only issue to be considered.

[kestrel91316]

7. I have officially switched to organic sugar. Chocolate, occasionally organic.....

[MilesColtrane]

8. If "Gilligan's Island" is any indicator...

...those GM sugar beets give you mad speed skills.

Just ask Lovey Howell.

[undergroundpanther]

9. organic on the label

means NOTHING.Nothing,organic is worthless anymore,all you get is the same shit in a nicer package and pay more for it..

Everything is contaminated now.All for the Richie's..all for their fucking profits and food based control over people's lives.
Fuck You! Monsanto!!!

[Kurovski]

15. As an aside, Best wishes go out to you, UP.

:hug:

[dorkulon]

10. "Roundup" is the shit the US is spraying all over Colombia.

It kills crops, sickens people and animals. Just like agent orange, another Monsanto product.

This is what it says on a bottle of Roundup: Roundup will kill almost any green plant that is actively growing. Roundup should not be applied to bodies of water such as ponds, lakes or streams as Roundup can be harmful to certain aquatic organisms. After an area has been sprayed with Roundup, people and pets (such as cats and dogs) should stay out of the area until it is thoroughly dry. We recommend that grazing animals such as horses, cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, tortoises and fowl remain out of the treated area for two weeks. If Roundup is used to control undesirable plants around fruit or nut trees, or grapevines, allow twenty-one days before eating the fruits or nuts…. Do not apply this product in a way that will contact workers or other persons, either directly or through drift. Only protected handlers may be in the area during application.

http://www.buffalobeast.com/76/colombia.htm

[Kurovski]

11. K&R. (nt)

[autorank]

12. No candy for you!

:evilgrin:

[Kurovski]

14. It causes yeast overgrowth!!

I'll take my round-up straight, thank you. :hi:

[Kurovski]

19. Oh. I just got it.

The "Candy Nazi". :D

(I told you I should have gone to college.)

Next time use three exclamation points. ;-)

[FatDave]

13. Rent "The Future of Food"

Good documentary, mostly covering Monsanto and their bullshit. Netflix has it. As for food's future, let's just say it's a dystopian William Gibson future, not a shiny Gene Roddenberry one.

[Heywood J]

16. If it's cost-effective to ship food from China halfway across the world,

then it's cost-effective to import food from Europe, where they don't allow shit like this.

[Mojorabbit]

17. done eom

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Hmm.

Does sugar refined from Round-up Ready sugar beats contain more glyphosate than sugar refined from wild-type sugar beets?