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Jim Levy

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5. I don't have a problem with GM Food either

Reply to Mosby (Reply #4)

Wed May 22, 2013, 09:03 PM

May 2013

I just believe that it is a technical improvement on the selective breeding (just another form of genetic modification) that man has been doing since -- well, forever.

Whether or not food from an animal is kosher if it contains the DNA of a non-kosher animal is a question I will leave to the Rabbis. That being said, I can't think of an example from nature where a kosher animal had offspring with a non-kosher animal (unless you count my brother's marriage).

My read of the article is this is someone looking to bash GM Foods using the kosher argument versus the traditional scare tactics.

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Genetically engineered salmon: Coming soon to a bagel near you? [View all] meti57b Apr 2013 OP

The article fails to explain a lot of things Mosby Apr 2013 #1

I agree with your assessment. ellisonz May 2013 #2

I don't believe eels are dangerous ... Jim Levy May 2013 #3

That's true but the issue about the kosher status of GM foods is very complex Mosby May 2013 #4

I don't have a problem with GM Food either Jim Levy May 2013 #5

Well said question everything May 2013 #6