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In reply to the discussion: The Anti GMO Crowd Finally Won Me Over [View all]djean111
(14,255 posts)7. The most common GE crops in the United States are soybean, corn, cotton, and canola.
Because many processed food products contain soybean or corn ingredients (e.g., high fructose corn syrup or soy protein), its estimated that 60 to 70 percent of processed foods in grocery stores include at least one GE ingredient.
Believe it or not, I am living on Social Security, and find my diet is better when I avoid processed foods, and I do not buy foods with those ingredients.
Kind of funny to me, when I look at the weekly circulars from grocery stores, I am aware of how many things are heavily processed foods and thus not what I consider "food" any more. I think I have already adapted to the non-labeling of GE foods in that respect.
FDA, IMO, has been sold to the highest bidder. My hair is not on fire about any of this stuff, I just avoid what I can, now.
Believe it or not, I am living on Social Security, and find my diet is better when I avoid processed foods, and I do not buy foods with those ingredients.
Kind of funny to me, when I look at the weekly circulars from grocery stores, I am aware of how many things are heavily processed foods and thus not what I consider "food" any more. I think I have already adapted to the non-labeling of GE foods in that respect.
FDA, IMO, has been sold to the highest bidder. My hair is not on fire about any of this stuff, I just avoid what I can, now.
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Still wondering why Monsanto finds it necessary to have its lapdogs exempt it from any lawsuits
djean111
Nov 2013
#1
The most common GE crops in the United States are soybean, corn, cotton, and canola.
djean111
Nov 2013
#7
Sure they are. Grabbing processed foods is not a great way to decide what to eat, IMO.
djean111
Nov 2013
#16
Can you explain what's in the provisions of the "act" which is not named as you claim?
HuckleB
Nov 2013
#8
You've made it clear that good, science-based information will not affect what you eat.
HuckleB
Nov 2013
#19
As long as I am not malnourished, why is it the least bit important what I choose to eat?
djean111
Nov 2013
#22
26 countries have banned GMOs many more countries have labeling but you trust the FDA
lunasun
Nov 2013
#24
You post a piece of whine like that up there and then babble of "logical fallacies"?
bemildred
Nov 2013
#30