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alp227

(33,301 posts) Sun Jul 31, 2016, 04:28 PM Jul 2016

Jeffrey Smith admits GMO labeling was never his goal [View all]

In a letter sent out yesterday, anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith admits what we have suspected all along.

“Labeling GMOs was never the end goal for us. It was a tactic. Labels make it easier for shoppers to make healthier non-GMO choices. When enough people avoid GMOs, food companies rush to eliminate them. Labeling can speed up that tipping point—but only if consumers are motivated to use labels to avoid GMOs.”

full: https://foodscienceinstitute.com/2016/07/31/jeffrey-smith-admits-gmo-labeling-was-never-his-goal/

Get over it: GMO-phobia is just as much pseudoscience as creationism, Bigfoot sightings, or astrology.

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Jeffrey Smith admits GMO labeling was never his goal [View all] alp227 Jul 2016 OP

GMO fear is the same as Global Warming Denail Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #1

Exactly. HuckleB Aug 2016 #26

What fun! Dancing on the graves of the people who want information about their food! RapSoDee Jul 2016 #2

Being informed = accepting the science that GMO's are SAFE. nt alp227 Jul 2016 #5

Science is self correcting not a religion. katsy Jul 2016 #17

Then where are the studies to debunk the current consensus? alp227 Jul 2016 #18

There isnt one fucking study that satisfies monsanto people. katsy Jul 2016 #19

What "Monsanto politics" do you not like? n/t Humanist_Activist Jul 2016 #20

Start here katsy Jul 2016 #23

OK, that's understandable, they donate to Republicans about 3 times more than Democrats... Humanist_Activist Jul 2016 #24

👍🏻 katsy Aug 2016 #25

That would be a pretty good trick Major Nikon Aug 2016 #50

Thalidomide anyone? PatSeg Aug 2016 #57

More like dancing on the lies of con artists. HuckleB Aug 2016 #28

No, I am calling out a belief that anti-science, anti-intellevtual, and Agnosticsherbet Aug 2016 #36

If it's harmless, why the desire to prevent from labeling it? NightWatcher Jul 2016 #3

SMH alp227 Jul 2016 #4

That's a BS argument NightWatcher Jul 2016 #7

Actually, that depicts exactly the argument you were making. NuclearDem Jul 2016 #9

What an ironic sig line you got alp227 Jul 2016 #12

I'm a fan of science and also of informed choice. Why are you anti choice? NightWatcher Jul 2016 #13

Because said "choice" is based on PSEUDOSCIENCE! alp227 Jul 2016 #14

I saw paper plates labeled and some salt both labeled "gluten free". Why aren't they all labeled th uppityperson Aug 2016 #54

Then why don't organic companies label their Mutation Bred Organisms? HuckleB Aug 2016 #27

Because there's nothing more natural than bombarding seeds with ionizing radiation Major Nikon Aug 2016 #37

But of course... HuckleB Aug 2016 #42

Here's what's interesting about it Major Nikon Aug 2016 #43

Thank you, I've been hunting for that image for a while. :) n/t X_Digger Aug 2016 #47

Hint: It's Chemtrails! longship Jul 2016 #6

As the GMO chemtrails are labeled, it's all good. HuckleB Aug 2016 #29

Guess you'll just have a double dose of glyphosate then? Moliere Jul 2016 #8

As opposed to what? Bradical79 Jul 2016 #15

Glyphosate is far less toxic than quite a few other chemicals we have in our foods... Humanist_Activist Jul 2016 #21

Glyphosate runoff kills downstream vegetation and aquatic life, needed for the local biosystems. TheBlackAdder Aug 2016 #31

So do most other herbicides, many of which are also piscicides. Not sure what your argument is. nt Humanist_Activist Aug 2016 #32

How's this, as a former farmer and science buff.... TheBlackAdder Aug 2016 #33

Ahh, finally, some claims that need unpacking! Humanist_Activist Aug 2016 #34

Wow, what an "I'm full of it" response. Also, non-Agent Orange based Herbs, breakdown within 48 hrs. TheBlackAdder Aug 2016 #35

glyphosate is used all over the EU Major Nikon Aug 2016 #39

Not only that, pesticide residues are measured in ppb Major Nikon Aug 2016 #38

Defending GMOs on grounds that they are not poisonous is like defending manufacturers who exploit Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 #10

labeling GMOs is a scare tactic Mosby Jul 2016 #11

Your first link uses the widely discredited Seralini rat study as evidence Major Nikon Aug 2016 #40

And with all due respect bluedye33139 Aug 2016 #53

And the problem there is that all plants contaminate others. HuckleB Aug 2016 #55

But so easily contained that legislation is not even needed to address it bluedye33139 Aug 2016 #56

Its not that being GMO itself is bad madokie Jul 2016 #16

Uhm, that's not an issue unique to GMOs, do you oppose all agriculture? n/t Humanist_Activist Jul 2016 #22

... Major Nikon Aug 2016 #41

The GMO Bill that Obama signed is, what Food & Water Watch calls: "Monsanto's Dream Bill" TheBlackAdder Aug 2016 #30

Kinda funny how Big-Organic� is blaming GMO for increased cost to organic farmers Major Nikon Aug 2016 #52

GMO's: "the biggest scientific fraud of our age" nationalize the fed Aug 2016 #44

Steven Druker is a fraud. Archae Aug 2016 #48

Steven Druker and yogic flying instructor Jeffrey Smith are best buds Major Nikon Aug 2016 #51

Jane Goodall and Steven Druker Expose US Government Fraud over GMOs PatSeg Aug 2016 #58

LOL! And what about those folks that want labels so they can buy GMO products? Rex Aug 2016 #45

Jeffrey Smith, yogic flying instructor Major Nikon Aug 2016 #46

Wow. Hey now they are only at 'stage 1' of transmentalismishmash splish splash I'm taking a bath! Rex Aug 2016 #49