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74. Like they care.. "just suck it up and don't expect us to label our gmo products.. we'll spend

Reply to RiverLover (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 21, 2015, 04:37 AM

Mar 2015

billion$ to make sure we don't."

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Think you can wash off any Roundup carcinogen that might be in your GMO's? Think again. [View all] pnwmom Mar 2015 OP

You will never be able to wash off all pesticides Major Nikon Mar 2015 #1

It is true that regulations allow the use of copper sulfate, an essential trace mineral, pnwmom Mar 2015 #2

heh RobertEarl Mar 2015 #7

Besides, everyone knows that Olde Europe is teeming with hysterical types. RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #34

You funny Major Nikon Mar 2015 #41

It is unfortunate RobertEarl Mar 2015 #51

Keep going Major Nikon Mar 2015 #53

Whether CO2 is a pollutant or not depends on its concentration eridani Mar 2015 #54

EPA is calling co2 an air pollutant RobertEarl Mar 2015 #58

the word pesticide KT2000 Mar 2015 #63

Yep RobertEarl Mar 2015 #67

Roundup is a pesticide now, evidently Major Nikon Mar 2015 #69

just to be clear - KT2000 Mar 2015 #78

"Toxic people promoting toxic products. " bvar22 Mar 2015 #81

What about this guy.... Major Nikon Mar 2015 #84

Dummies? upaloopa Mar 2015 #103

Just counting the personal attacks in this thread upaloopa Mar 2015 #102

I'm not claiming they use them in "excessive" amounts Major Nikon Mar 2015 #22

Didn't you mean 'curiously gives a pass to Monsanto? JUST LABEL THE FOOD! sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #16

No Major Nikon Mar 2015 #24

No? Since when did you get to tell people what to eat? They WILL have to do it sooner or later sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #44

Then yes Major Nikon Mar 2015 #48

Round Up is causing an epidemic of kidney failure fasttense Mar 2015 #90

Interesting Major Nikon Mar 2015 #94

Which only goes to show you fasttense Mar 2015 #100

Both your posts demonstrate you can't tell the difference between hypothesis and fact Major Nikon Mar 2015 #105

There is no roundup residue on any GMO corn, so you're safe there. eom MohRokTah Mar 2015 #3

Not ON the corn. It's IN the corn, if you believe Monsanto. n/t pnwmom Mar 2015 #8

It is not "in the corn". MohRokTah Mar 2015 #9

MoRo RobertEarl Mar 2015 #10

I know what the fuck I'm talking about. MohRokTah Mar 2015 #12

The leaves absorb the Roundup and from there it goes to the rest of the plant. pnwmom Mar 2015 #14

I don't believe you MohRokTah Mar 2015 #19

I don't believe you, and I certainly don't believe Monsanto. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #45

The argument that some plants absorb even more Roundup does nothing to prove Roundup safe. n/t pnwmom Mar 2015 #57

Doubling down are you? RobertEarl Mar 2015 #15

Post removed Post removed Mar 2015 #20

You deny the actual science? RobertEarl Mar 2015 #25

The actual science is the herbicides NEVER end up in the seeds MohRokTah Mar 2015 #26

Nice imagination you have there RobertEarl Mar 2015 #32

Cling to your anit-science thoughts. MohRokTah Mar 2015 #35

anit-science? RobertEarl Mar 2015 #38

Yeah, it's just like how the placenta protects the growing fetus from any damage pnwmom Mar 2015 #37

It's MoRo magic! RobertEarl Mar 2015 #40

That poster is back on vacation. BeanMusical Mar 2015 #99

Yes, you seem to be an expert in many, many things. pa28 Mar 2015 #31

. MohRokTah Mar 2015 #36

Whaaat? I really enjoyed your informed opinion on why an FCC net neutrality ruling was impossible. pa28 Mar 2015 #65

... Major Nikon Mar 2015 #42

You seem to be REALLY REALLY REALLY smart about this subject area ... Trajan Mar 2015 #46

S/he can't. S/he's been put on yet another time out. cui bono Mar 2015 #56

Gosh, that's a big loss. pa28 Mar 2015 #60

Not to mention their calling for a pulitzer prize journalist to be hanged. cui bono Mar 2015 #75

Monsanto says it's IN the corn. It gets absorbed through the leaves and "translocates" pnwmom Mar 2015 #13

IT does not end up in the seeds MohRokTah Mar 2015 #23

Yes, it ends up in the kernels. The only question is whether you believe Monsanto that the levels are always very low. pnwmom Mar 2015 #27

No, it doesn't. eom MohRokTah Mar 2015 #28

So you think this Monsanto PhD is lying? pnwmom Mar 2015 #30

Low as in statistically negligible Major Nikon Mar 2015 #47

According to Monsanto. But the FDA doesn't measure it, so we're just supposed to trust Monsanto. pnwmom Mar 2015 #50

You don't have to trust Monsanto Major Nikon Mar 2015 #55

Thanks for the interesting article on carcinogenic properties of salt. That is new to me. uppityperson Mar 2015 #66

Yep, typo Major Nikon Mar 2015 #68

well that is comforting G_j Mar 2015 #49

So even if it doesn't end up in the seed, you do acknowledge that it is in the plant? A Simple Game Mar 2015 #52

Sure, which is why it is being banned in more and more countries every year. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #18

Since we covet money over life in America, we will be one of the last to ban anything Rex Mar 2015 #77

It is in the seed does not wash out classykaren Mar 2015 #82

Of course there is. The Round Up is absorbed by the GMO corn plant. fasttense Mar 2015 #104

Well, we do have an over-population problem... RiverLover Mar 2015 #4

Like they care.. "just suck it up and don't expect us to label our gmo products.. we'll spend Cha Mar 2015 #74

K&R G_j Mar 2015 #5

It's not just the glyphosate....... DeSwiss Mar 2015 #6

YES! Hell yes! RiverLover Mar 2015 #11

And since we're not running things, and they won't represent people...... DeSwiss Mar 2015 #21

I like this one too Chathamization Mar 2015 #79

WHOA! DeSwiss Mar 2015 #93

Great post Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #17

Obligatory red herring post about grafting fruit trees RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #29

k&R ND-Dem Mar 2015 #33

What Would Jesus Eat? His wine and loaves trick, was that GMOed? nt valerief Mar 2015 #39

Since GMOs are "playing god" it's the same Major Nikon Mar 2015 #61

K&R. We need labeling and enforcement so we can make this choice for ourselves. n/t pa28 Mar 2015 #43

Uh-huh! immoderate Mar 2015 #59

There you go again lefties workinclasszero Mar 2015 #62

Great post! KT2000 Mar 2015 #64

The only way we'll ever get rid of this stuff dgibby Mar 2015 #70

Now that you mention it..... DeSwiss Mar 2015 #71

I rest my case! dgibby Mar 2015 #76

can we TRY hand weeding again? pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #72

Of course you can't.. it goes into the produce.. it only make sense. I've known that for years. Cha Mar 2015 #73

But moderates claim that we don't have any reason to care about what's in our food suppply... whereisjustice Mar 2015 #80

I don't Trust Anything from the Makers of blondie58 Mar 2015 #83

Do you trust... Major Nikon Mar 2015 #86

Does anyone know if the Monsatan family's genetics is rooted in the Machiavelli family? Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #85

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That's what it was designed for. pnwmom Mar 2015 #88

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It is designed to be taken up by the plant and it is also made to break down w/in days. Botany Mar 2015 #91

Roundup wasn't designed to be used on food crops. pnwmom Mar 2015 #92

"This means that the herbicide RoundUp can be sprayed on the crops and the crops will not die." Botany Mar 2015 #95

Which certainly doesn't mean it wasn't later tested and approved for that purpose Major Nikon Mar 2015 #96

The USDA regulates organic farming, including the use of approved pesticides. pnwmom Mar 2015 #97

Sure they do Major Nikon Mar 2015 #98

K&R Pooka Fey Mar 2015 #101

KIck as a PSA Cha Mar 2015 #106