My point isn't that the result of GE is different, but that the method is different, and I felt like your original corn anecdote glibly dismissed that difference, when that difference itself is the subject at hand.
I personally think it should be like kosher certification or hormone-free labeling... products can use 'GE Free' certification as a selling point, without requiring regulation at all. But I do think there is merit to both sides of this discussion, and neither side warrants belittling.
I personally think it should be like kosher certification or hormone-free labeling... products can use 'GE Free' certification as a selling point, without requiring regulation at all.
Well, we agree then. Companies can (and do) already label their food as "GMO free". What I'm against is mandatory labelling.
As for the method being different...yes, of course it is, but I wasn't aware that was controversial. AFAIK, nobody is claiming that GE is the same as selective breeding. The question is whether or not the GMOs are frankenfood that will give you cancer of the AIDS and make you grow an eye on your back.
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My point isn't that the result of GE is different, but that the method is different, and I felt like your original corn anecdote glibly dismissed that difference, when that difference itself is the subject at hand.
I personally think it should be like kosher certification or hormone-free labeling... products can use 'GE Free' certification as a selling point, without requiring regulation at all. But I do think there is merit to both sides of this discussion, and neither side warrants belittling.
Well, we agree then. Companies can (and do) already label their food as "GMO free". What I'm against is mandatory labelling.
As for the method being different...yes, of course it is, but I wasn't aware that was controversial. AFAIK, nobody is claiming that GE is the same as selective breeding. The question is whether or not the GMOs are frankenfood that will give you cancer of the AIDS and make you grow an eye on your back.