Germany bans Monsanto's GM maize

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Nobody is forcing you (or them) to buy GM food. 

Actually, we're very rarely told what additive, or ingredient is GM, here in the states.

Pertaining to the thread; Good for Germany.  Fúck Monsanto to hell.

[Earth]

Nobody is forcing you (or them) to buy GM food.

Actually, we're very rarely told what additive, or ingredient is GM, here in the states.

Pertaining to the thread; Good for Germany.  Fúck Monsanto to hell.

What's so bad about GM food?

In and of itself, possibly nothing, but forgive me for not being trusting. My main problem is Monsanto itself, and their business practices; outrageous lawsuits, and the creation of "terminator seeds". It disgusts me.

Nobody is forcing you (or them) to buy GM food.

Actually, we're very rarely told what additive, or ingredient is GM, here in the states.

There's no reason to. Not only is there no evidence for there being any danger, it is in fact biologically impossible for there to be any danger. We're not talking about weird hormones or pesticides here. Demanding information about whether something is GM or not is just plain ignorant. There's no kinder way to put it.

Regardless of whether or not GM foods are safe or unsafe, that they are GM should be disclosed, just like the rest of foods labeled organic or "conventional". People should know exactly what they're eating, and make their decisions knowingly. The idiocy is wanting to keep people in the dark.

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While I wouldn't knowingly chow down on GM foods, I'm almost certain I eat it regularly. The food's pretty secondary to Monsanto itself in my mind.

[Earth]

But why wouldn't you eat GM food? Irrational fear?

Haha, no, it's not out of fear, I know I eat it, but I don't know what's different about it, and I don't know if it is GM or not. That's my problem.

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So, currently there are no differences. Most the changes right now are for making stuff easier to grow. However, in the future some GM foods will be engineered for increased nutrition.

All well and good, but I'd like to know if what I buy is GM, and what sort of modifications that particular food has. Until then, I won't knowingly buy or consume GM food.

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Do you buy your vegetables at a supermarket? Do you eat a restaurants that get their vegetables from large food corporations? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, you eat GM food.

I refer you to my one of my previous posts:

While I wouldn't knowingly chow down on GM foods, I'm almost certain I eat it regularly. The food's pretty secondary to Monsanto itself in my mind.