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Rare Corporate Courage and Common Sense

truckingal Wrote: May 21, 2012 2:49 PM

Blair31: you're referring to hybridization-genetic modification cannot happen in nature even with human 'help' . Learn the difference-because it makes all the difference in the world. As for testing, what has NOT been tested (and all testing has been paid for-and selectively edited-by the GMO producers) is the long-term effect on both human health and nutrition and carry-over into the environment. Some testing has shown actual DNA changes in the human gut due to GMO consumption. Unexpected consequences in the environment are also showing up regularly. Until actual, impartial testing has been done, I dont trust the corporate giants and their trained monkeys in the govt bureaucracy to protect us from their efforts to go God one better.

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Rare Corporate Courage and Common Sense

Good for Wal-Mart! Despite intense pressure by anti-biotechnology activists, the retailing giant didn’t cave in to demands that it “reject” Monsanto’s genetically engineered (GE) sweet corn.

Other retailers had capitulated to intimidation campaigns by Food and Water Watch, Greenpeace and similar anti-technology groups: McDonald’s, Heinz, Frito-Lay, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods. So this rare display of corporate courage, ethics and common sense should be applauded.

FWW launched its campaign in January 2012, claiming GE corn “hasn’t been tested for human safety” and contains DNA traits that “are potentially unsafe.” What utter nonsense.

All biotech crops, including GE sweet corn, have gone through...

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