Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I agree, and we buy non-GMO when ever possible. However, often one finds out only later that a certain item contained GMO ingredients. On Monday, January 12, 2004, at 03:15 AM, wrote: > Message: 16 > Sun, 11 Jan 2004 23:36:55 -0000 > " Sheryl " <ssarndt > Re: It's everywhere > > , Sant & Brown > <santbrown@l...> wrote: >> I can buy organic tofu and tempeh, but as for the fake me*t > products, so >> far forget it ;=( As you say: GMO is everywhere. > > > Yes it is everywhere. Unfortunately. Meat is everywhere too, but > that doesn't mean we have to accept it. I think we have to do our > part to show our support or non-support of what we believe in and > not just sit back and let it happen. By sitting back and letting it > happen, we are showing de-facto support for the spread of GMOs, lax > regulation and testing and more importantly for the contamination of > our organic produce. It's also about giving up our rights to > choose. At a minimum we should be allowed to choose whether we want > to consume them or not and this would mean placing labels on the > products that use them. Just like we as vegetarians want labeling so > we know whether it contains animal products or not, we should be > allowed to know whether we are eating the products of genetic > manipulation too. My $.02. > > " And the voices in the waves are always whispering to Florence, in their ceaseless murmuring, of love - of love, eternal and illimitable, not bounded by the confines of this world, or by the end of time, but ranging still, beyond the sea, beyond the sky, to the invisible country far away! " --Charles Dickens in Dombey and Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.