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yawarakaijin
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 Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:22 am Post subject: Frightening prospects in the world of food. |
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With thanks to zutronius.
Not to sure about the site itself but the article seems to be well written and balanced. It's about Bremers article 81 and how it has to potential to surreptisiously put Iraq's food supply in the hands of Mosanto. After reading it, it kind of struck me how much more noise should have been made in the case of that Canadian farmer sued by Mosanto. While I understand the benefits of genetically modified food, putting that much potential control/power in the hand of one company is frigtening.
Full article linked.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/62273/?page=2
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Monsanto was uninterested in Schmeiser's theory on how the Roundup� Ready plants got there. As far as the company was concerned, Schmeiser was in possession of an agricultural product whose intellectual property belonged to Monsanto. And it didn't matter much how that came to pass.
Monsanto's interpretation of the impact of seed contamination is, of course, a good one if its goal is to eventually own the rights to the world's seed supply. And that goal may well be in sight. In fact, a 2004 study by the Union of Concerned Scientists found that much of the U.S. seed pool is already contaminated by GM seeds |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| GMO food is probably safer than eating beef. |
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Zutronius
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Why Joo?
Do you mean safer than agri-business beef. Or do you mean beef that was fed a more natural diet? |
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Zutronius
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Frightening prospects in the world of food. |
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| yawarakaijin wrote: |
With thanks to zutronius.
Not to sure about the site itself but the article seems to be well written and balanced. It's about Bremers article 81 and how it has to potential to surreptisiously put Iraq's food supply in the hands of Mosanto. After reading it, it kind of struck me how much more noise should have been made in the case of that Canadian farmer sued by Mosanto. While I understand the benefits of genetically modified food, putting that much potential control/power in the hand of one company is frigtening.
Full article linked.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/62273/?page=2
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Monsanto was uninterested in Schmeiser's theory on how the Roundup� Ready plants got there. As far as the company was concerned, Schmeiser was in possession of an agricultural product whose intellectual property belonged to Monsanto. And it didn't matter much how that came to pass.
Monsanto's interpretation of the impact of seed contamination is, of course, a good one if its goal is to eventually own the rights to the world's seed supply. And that goal may well be in sight. In fact, a 2004 study by the Union of Concerned Scientists found that much of the U.S. seed pool is already contaminated by GM seeds |
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To me, it's scary that these GMO plants and seeds could take over and eliminate natural plant strains that have been evolving and developing for thousands of years. What irks me the most are terminator seeds. Second generation seeds are sterile and cannot be grown. I find this wrong on many levels. We have the right to grow our own food (for now) and why can't we grow from seed? Intellectual property? I wasn't aware that nature was intellectual property. We all have the right to share it and grow food without needing Monsanto's permission. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Zutronius wrote: |
Why Joo?
Do you mean safer than agri-business beef. Or do you mean beef that was fed a more natural diet? |
I would say both . There is some evidence that cows can just develop mad cow disease.
Of course agri-business beef is really gross. |
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yawarakaijin
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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My point was not about these plants being safe or not. Did you read the article Joo? The idea that natural plant strains and the ability to share them between people who have been farming the area for aeons is quite possibly being put at risk. Even farmers who choose not to buy Mosanto seeds could possibly find their fields contaminated by Mosanto's strains and that is where all the fun would begin.
Is it not common sense, in terms of evolutionary biology, that it is never a good idea to be too much of any one thing. No matter how resistant one current strain may be to a pesticide it is a very, very bad idea to limit genetic diversity. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| yawarakaijin wrote: |
My point was not about these plants being safe or not. Did you read the article Joo? The idea that natural plant strains and the ability to share them between people who have been farming the area for aeons is quite possibly being put at risk. Even farmers who choose not to buy Mosanto seeds could possibly find their fields contaminated by Mosanto's strains and that is where all the fun would begin.
Is it not common sense, in terms of evolutionary biology, that it is never a good idea to be too much of any one thing. No matter how resistant one current strain may be to a pesticide it is a very, very bad idea to limit genetic diversity. |
I am sorry for going off topic you make good points. |
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