Re: [pf] Risks, imposed or chosen

by Molly Williams

18 December 2000 14:33 UTC

David A wrote:
> 
> tully wrote:
> >> What percentage of GM grain are you willing to tolerate in your
> >> food labeled GM-free?
> >
> > None. I see no point in gm products for me as a consumer. IMO they >
> > only exist for the benefit of mega-business which I am not fond of >
> > either.
> 
> So why then shouldn't you be personally responsible for ensuring that
> you are eating 100% GM-free foods instead of Kellogs?

Isn't that what we're arguing about -- labelling foods so we KNOW if
it's non-GMO or not? I do buy only explicitly non-GMO soy products. If
there is nothing about GMO on the label, I don't buy it. But how do I
know if I buy something with soybean oil in it whether it is a GMO --
chances are it is, so I shouldn't buy anything with corn, soybean oil,
etc., in it? What about "simple" vegetables and fruits -- how do I know
what they contain? I grow what I can myself but and even then I have to
be careful to choose seeds from companies that explicitly tell me they
use non-GMO sources only.

It would be a lot better for consumers (i.e., citizens) if we could know
what we are buying. Then I would be glad to make my choice. Until I
know, I can't choose.

~ Molly