U.S. House Caves to Big Food, Votes to Keep Americans in the Dark About GMOs

[Gormy Cuss]

12. Science is also not static.

DDT was the first new, synthetic pesticide of the post WWII age. Initially science showed it to be highly effective with little if any risk. Later science proved otherwise.

Science gave us X-rays over a hundred years ago and they were quickly adopted in industrial and later medical use with little thought to potentially side effects. Later science proved that limiting exposure was more prudent.

Food scientists found a way to solidify oils to form a no cholesterol alternative to butter and other saturated fats. Even though the science was weak, partially hydrogenated oils were used with abandon for decades before recent science showed that trans fats consumed were in fact ALSO bad for cardiovascular health.