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jeff47

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31. A label with no certification process certainly is.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #30)

Thu Oct 8, 2015, 08:30 PM

Oct 2015

Hence my link above to "GMO Free" salt.

But like the organic label, a certification entity can be set up to set the "rules", and then they hand out their own label. In the case of organic, that evolved into the government's label today.

With labeling I could avoid, for example, the ones that allow high amounts of Roundup to be used

Not if the label only says "Contains GMOs". You need a "RoundUp resistant" label, not a GMO label.

Also:

that is absorbed by the plant

Nope. At least, I'm presuming you mean "stored in the plant" and not just "absorbed". It's metabolized by the plant. It also breaks down naturally in about a week, and farmers are not allowed to spray it on their crops for a month or two before harvest.

and can't be washed off

Nope. Glyphosate is water-soluble. You don't even need a cleaner to wash it off.

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"No GMO" is now officially an advertising gimmick... [View all] Archae Oct 2015 OP

GMO free salt jeff47 Oct 2015 #1

I like the first comment at that listing... Archae Oct 2015 #3

That is pretty funny, thank you. uppityperson Oct 2015 #6

Mmmm...2 pounds of Himalayan pink! Rex Oct 2015 #23

Wouldn't "It -becomes- an advertising gimmick" be more accurate? Shandris Oct 2015 #2

It's always been a gimmick Major Nikon Oct 2015 #4

Organic farmers fought, lobbied for and LOST the ability to define "organic" standards KittyWampus Oct 2015 #13

Bingo. The only difference between organic and non-organic is the price. Archae Oct 2015 #14

Oh, bullshit. You are wrong. There are organic farmers. I've listed the benefits of organic farming KittyWampus Oct 2015 #19

Rubbish Major Nikon Oct 2015 #21

LOL! You just linked to some local agency in the state of California. Nice try. KittyWampus Oct 2015 #24

So you actually think organic labels "came about" in 2009? Major Nikon Oct 2015 #25

yes, and it is tiresome Skittles Oct 2015 #29

All the more reason to learn to cook swilton Oct 2015 #5

Non-GMO and organic are two different things. GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #7

"Many?" Archae Oct 2015 #8

Well I for one insist that my fillet-o-fish be organic, non-GMO, and gluten-free. Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #11

Yes. That's why the pressure is on to create an official "Contains GMOs" label. jeff47 Oct 2015 #10

Was this an "advertising gimmick"? nationalize the fed Oct 2015 #9

Which is why we need labeling of GMO ingredients, so people can make informed pnwmom Oct 2015 #12

whose definition of "GMO ingredients"? alp227 Oct 2015 #15

No, and not corrupt food processors either, like Monsanto. By the FDA's definition. n/t pnwmom Oct 2015 #22

Monsanto isn't a "food processor" Major Nikon Oct 2015 #27

Why not a "GMO Free" label? jeff47 Oct 2015 #28

The OP says such a label would be an advertising gimmick. pnwmom Oct 2015 #30

A label with no certification process certainly is. jeff47 Oct 2015 #31

Glyphosphate must be absorbed by the plant in order to work. pnwmom Oct 2015 #32

Seeing "No GMO" advertised can be a good thing, I think. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #16

Propaganda tends to do that. Archae Oct 2015 #18

Wait, did the "Advertising Gimmick Council" *officially* label it? alcibiades_mystery Oct 2015 #17

You tell me. Archae Oct 2015 #20

Unrec. Nt. darkangel218 Oct 2015 #26

Have you seen the "gluten free" 100% fruit juices? hobbit709 Oct 2015 #33