GMOs and the FDA

AnneW

I came across an excellent blog essay in the NYTimes this morning that I thought I would share with you all. If for some reason you can't access it through the link, let me know and I'll just copy the whole thing here.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/why-arent-g-m-o-foods-labeled/?hp

Edited to make the link work!

althea

Thank you for the link Anne.  I prefer to steer clear of gmo's.  If I ever eat soy, for example, I want it to be organic so I can be reasonably assured that it doesn't contain gmo material.  To have this choice made unavailable, well, I'll give up eating salmon.  It makes me angry to see a rule for labeling that removes my ability to choose between gmo and non-gmo.  It also makes me angry that the deputy commissioner of the FDA is a former vp of monsanto.  Talk about the fox watching the henhouse! 

AnneW

I was stunned that there would be no requirement to label GMOs. But with all the (Colorado-grown) GMO tainted sugar beets, I don't know how one would avoid anything made with processed sugar, or in restaurants, etc. I cannot grow a garden where I live to sustain me...

Anonymous

Very interesting.

I always buy Alaskan Salmon