Anti-GMO article goes to GMO hysterics group, and gets other stuff dead wrong.

[Archae]

"Science iz too HARD to unnerstand!"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026969818

"He not only must pay more for herbicides to combat corn borer and root worm insects, but the yields can sometimes be unpredictable if the weather is not ideal."

[Orrex]

1. These anti-GMO threads are even more exhausting than "alternative medicine" arguments

Maybe I need a big glass of Glyphosate.

[Archae]

2. My Mom and I use Roundup, have for years.

Neither of us have cancer.

I'm 55 and my Mom is 81, and we are both in fairly good shape.

We do treat Roundup like we do anything else we spray.

[AlbertCat]

3. Lordy!

"He not only must pay more for herbicides to combat corn borer and root worm insects, but the yields can sometimes be unpredictable if the weather is not ideal."


Uh... isn't that what farming IS?

[Archae]

4. Not only that, herbicides are NOT for killing bugs!

Guy must have been kicked out of the FFA for being a moron.

[HuckleB]

5. This is satire, but you know it's coming.

http://thespudd.com/anti-science-pro-disease-parents-release-new-imaginary-disease-gmo-injured/

[Archae]

6. This sentence sums it up perfectly.

"Well both vaccines and GMO foods have been extensively studied and shown to be safe, it matters not to parents who are truly in the know and have done their own research."

[HuckleB]

7. Why ‘GMO-free’ is a marketing ploy you shouldn’t fall for

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/09/02/why-gmo-free-is-a-marketing-ploy-you-shouldnt-fall-for/

"A lot of companies are changing their recipes to remove genetically modified organisms and "unnatural" ingredients, and plenty of customers think that's great news. But these moves play more on irrational fear than they do on actual science, and basing all your food choices on avoiding "unnatural" ingredients may not be as healthy as you'd think.

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The same holds true with a lot of the other recipe changes major companies have been making -- removing dyes, changing sweeteners, and so on. Several of these changes -- the removal of a harmless chemical in Subway's bread that happens to also be present in yoga mats, and the switch from artificial dyes to paprika in Kraft Mac and Cheese -- seem to have been made directly in response to anti-science fear-mongering. And in both of those cases, there was no real science behind the decision to make the changes.

And do you really think the maker of boxed macaroni and cheese is concerned about your health? Step back and think about that for a second.

You have to make your own food choices. And if you want to stick with manufacturers that avoid products you're afraid of, no one can stop you. But think twice about why companies are making the claims they're making -- and whether those promises really mean what you hope they do.

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A nice, concise piece with good links.