Romans once used lead to seal joints in their aqueducts. Until recently, we used it (some still do!) in our gasoline. Genetically Modified produce has lead to dramatic increases in food allergies and a dark foreboding of what the future holds for our progeny. Recalling Thalidomide, it’s yet unclear how pernicious the long term effects of that the agri-business industry promotes as tested safe will be. Eerily, the U.S. is virtually alone in being the only developed nation having no requirement with respect to GMO to inform consumers what’s in the food they’re eating.
Living Better through Chemistry?
Many such GMO plants include genetic code for the plant to produce insecticides. But wait!…if the plant is producing chemicals that kill bugs, what could it be doing to us? Time will tell. If you don’t want to wait to make a decision, if you want the right to decide NOW what you eat, you may want to vote yes on I-522. Some ill effects related to GMO could not only be carcinogenic, but mutagenic–a pathology that effects not only your children, but their children…and their children’s children.
