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thundara · 4092 days ago · link · · parent · post: Scientific American comes out in favor of GMOs, and I agree | The Curious Wavefunction, Scientific American Blog Network

To be fair, the problem a lot of people have is not with not labeling GMO foods, but making it a government mandate to when there has already been plenty of progress on the organic labeling front, which includes GMOs, pesticides, and a plethora of other environmentalist issues.

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socialistfuck · 4092 days ago · link ·

I can understand that objection but I also have been watching the USDA organic label slowly regressing.

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thundara · 4092 days ago · link ·

Do you have examples of that? And USDA organic isn't the only certification in town, the 50 person house I live in buys mostly CCOF produce.

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socialistfuck · 4092 days ago · link ·

When I have more time I can provide more examples but here's just one from a cursory google search: http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/03/business/fi-organic3

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thundara · 4091 days ago · link ·

Ah, last time I went to the farmer's market, the lady who sells my house cheese mentioned that some producer bearing the USDA organic label were notorious for getting away with murder, but I hadn't heard any further details than that.