Andrew Weil, his woo, and anti-GMO hysteria...

[pnwmom]

196. No, you're buying the industry crap.

In 1992, the Reagan FDA declared that all GMO foods, then and into the future -- whether the DNA came from other plants, animals, insects, etc. -- were to be classified as safe, without any requirement for further testing to prove safety. Anyone who disputed the safety of any GMO product would have the burden of proof.

But the FDA also allows the GMO manufacturers to completely control the use of their seeds. They can approve and disapprove the right of "independent" researchers to use their seeds, and they can require these "independent" researchers to sign confidentiality agreements prohibiting them from publishing results without the approval of the manufacturers.

This is genius: diabolical genius. Step 1: declare that all GMO products are henceforth safe, unless proven otherwise. Step 2: allow GMO manufacturers to prevent researchers from conducting and publishing research without their approval. Result: no research ever proves that any GMO product is unsafe.

Under these circumstances, anyone who believes that the safety of ALL of these products has been proved is deluding himself.