GMO's

[k0llectable5]

1. Genetically modified foods (or GM foods) arefoods produced from organisms that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering. There a two main types of genetically modified crops. 

Bt, or bacillus thuringiensis, is a type of soil-dwelling bacteria that produces a protein toxic to many insects. Bt crops are engineered to produce the Bt toxin within the plant itself, acting as a built-in insecticide. Bt toxin kills crop pests by dissolving the insect’s gut lining.
Roundup Ready crops are engineered to be resistant to Roundup, a Monsanto brand of herbicide. The active ingredient in Roundup herbicide is glyphosate, a commonly used weed-killer.

I know very little about this topic. I'm Interested to hear what ya'll know or think about GMO foods.

[4channel]

And this .... ........  approved it.

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green left   Howard approves first GM food crop in Australia

September 3, 2003

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BY EVA CHENG

The last legal barrier for the release of GM food crops in Australia was breached on July 28, when the federal government approved the commercial release of GM canola by Bayer CropScience corporation. The first-ever approval of the commercial release of a GM food crop in Australia was pushed through despite widespread concern among the Australian people about the harmful health and environmental consequences of GM crops.

In early 2000, a Good Business Sense survey in Australia revealed that 71% of those questioned did not want to buy GM foods. In April 2000, an AC Neilson survey found that 68% of those quizzed weren't happy about eating GM food, and 90% supported the labelling GM food. In 2001, an Australia National University survey showed that 96% of respondents favoured the labelling of GM food.

In May, Prime Minister John Howard's government joined the US in its formal action at the World Trade Organisation against the European Union's moratorium on GM food crops.

Due to widespread consumer rejection, five of Australia's states and territories have, over the last few months, either introduced or extended moratoriums on outdoor GM food production or release. NSW's moratorium is for three years, Tasmania's will last until 2008, Western Australia's is for five years, Victoria's is for one year and South Australia's is a voluntary agreement for this season.

Queensland's Premier Peter Beattie is strongly in favour of GM food, and Queensland is the only place in Australia where GM food crops can be grown. There have been three GM canola trials in the Lockyer Valley in Queensland. The Northern Territory government holds "no formal position" on the issue but GM cotton trials are underway near Katherine.

While the chances of the pro-GM food lobby succeeding in Australia are significant, consumer resistance to GM foods may still win out. One heartening indicator came on August 20, when Goodman Fielder, the biggest buyer of canola oil in Australia, announced that it would not be buying produce made from GM canola, a reflection of consumers' rejection of GM products.

In January, 50,000 tonnes of US corn containing GM varieties arrived in Brisbane for use as chicken feed. GeneEthics Network director Bob Phelps condemned the move as an affront to the 68% of Australians who reject GM foods.

From Green Left Weekly, September 3, 2003.

https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/howard-approves-first-gm-food-crop-australia

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Wow! Beattie too. Who would have thought he was a sell out?

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@imastawka wrote:

One thread on your never ending conspiracy views is not enough, you have to darg up one that is 5 YEARS OLD?

And then C & P from the other thread?     Pointless.

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What are your views on the genetic modification of the food we eat imastawka?

*A: Do you like it?

* B: Do you think that we the people (you included) have the right to say yes we want it or no we don't?

*C: Should the will of the people people be the deciding factor or should others make that decision for us?

[imastawka]

I think that dead threads should remain dead.

Is science at a standstill?    Is the 5 yo information still relevant?

Or has new evidence overtaken it?

Another case of you dragging up old threads when you challenged me to show where you were guilty of doing so.

[4channel]

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@imastawka wrote:

I think that dead threads should remain dead.

Is science at a standstill?    Is the 5 yo information still relevant?

Or has new evidence overtaken it?

Another case of you dragging up old threads when you challenged me to show where you were guilty of doing so.

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Due to the expansion of the GM discussion getting larger on the Covid 19 thread, it made more sense to have a separate discussion. As you know very well, the system here will bring up previous threads / topics to a topic one intends to start. This came up and it makkes good sense to use it.

So,

What are your views on the genetic modification of the food we eat imastawka?

*A: Do you like it?

* B: Do you think that we the people (you included) have the right to say yes we want it or no we don't?

*C: Should the will of the people people be the deciding factor or should others make that decision for us?

[dvd.horder]

i can see the sense.. why 4 channel put it on here..it needs discussing here a lot more..because it is a ongoing subject..and a lot of people have a intrest in gm food

[lyhargr_0]

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@dvd.horder wrote:

i can see the sense.. why 4 channel put it on here..it needs discussing here a lot more..because it is a ongoing subject..and a lot of people have a intrest in gm food

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I definitely do, I always make sure I NEVER plant GM vegetable seeds, all the seeds I plant are certified organic and grown organically 

[dvd.horder]

you can blame the farmers too

[4channel]

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@dvd.horder wrote:

you can blame the farmers too

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Yes they are to blame. Goood point dvd.horder! There are many farmers who would refuse to grow GM crops based on their core values and respect for others as well as nature or the creator. Others that do grow GM I would say are looking at what they can gain financially and they don''t have the respect and core values that those who reject GM do.

[Anonymous]

Canola actually had to be genetically modified to be passed as a food in the first place, so if it isn't GM then it's not fit for consumption. Not that ANY canola is fit for food.

[4channel]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Canola actually had to be genetically modified to be passed as a food in the first place, so if it isn't GM then it's not fit for consumption. Not that ANY canola is fit for food.

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There are variations of Canola.  There is a chemicaal process involved in making the oil. A solvent is used. There are plants referred to as Canola and others referred to as Rapeseed. Both can be genetically modified.  One of the genes introduced into the plant's genome was a strain of a soil bateria, Agrobacterium. I can't recall what the other one was.

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Canola oil: a chemical carcinogen that doesn't belong anywhere near your food

Sunday, September 04, 2016 by: Amy Goodrich
Tags: canola oil, carcinogens, cancer risk

102KViews

(NaturalNews) We all have been trained by the government and food industry to believe that processed vegetable oils, such as canola oil, are healthy, and natural saturated fats coming from butter, lard, or coconut oil increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity.

Though canola oil is marketed as a healthy oil, it is anything but healthy. It is a cheap, highly unstable, inflammatory oil that was given a huge push by trusted advisory groups and the government's dietary guidelines.

For years we have been told by scientists, governments, nutritionists, and doctors to stop using saturated fats and use highly processed vegetable oils instead. Nonetheless, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer are still on the rise.

https://www.naturalnews.com/055191_canola_oil_carcinogens_cancer_risk.html

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