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How do you feel about genetically engineered corn?

Posted on Tue, December 02, 2008 by Jerusha Klemperer
3 Comments | Categories: Biodiversity, Contaminated Food, Farms and Farming, Labeling, Policy, Take Action,

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The fact that the EU won’t allow in most genetically engineered crops is a fairly good indication that there may be good reason to be skeptical about the healthfulness of genetically modified food in our food supply.

No?

The USDA doesn’t think so. They would like to deregulate the use of genetically engineered corn, specifically “corn genetically engineered (GE) to produce a microbial enzyme that facilitates ethanol production.” Because ethanol as an alternative to oil still seems like a really good idea to them.

If you have a strong feeling either way about this, (i.e.: keep those deregulations coming! or I ain’t scared of no GE corn!) you have a forum to express it, directly to the USDA; they are having an open comment period through January 20th, 2009, and will actually read and register and consider all of your comments.

Make your voice heard by clicking here!

Member Comments

From faithful veg on Thu, December 04, 2008

My religous beliefs are such that eating animal products violates my religion.
GMO so-called vegetables can contain animal genetics and that means those vile chemical companies are detroying my freedom of religion by intentionally not disclosing what type of genes are used in each and every GMO concoction. In essence they deliberately decieve me into eating animals against my faith.

From Andrew on Mon, December 08, 2008

further evidence on why religion is a controlling and manipulative institution that restricts its followers rather than promoting and projecting what can be done

From Anna on Thu, May 21, 2009

The truly scary thing about GMO is the possibility a corporate entity could own the patent and monopoly on food seeds. Unintentional (or not) cross-pollination could pollute heirloom seeds. It could then be illegal to grow your own food. This is not just another conspiracy theory, it is happening now with Monsanto. Here are two links:

http://www.naturalnews.com/022918.html

http://www.naturalnews.com/023254.html

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