Chipotle goes GMO free - others to follow?
I read more than the headline. The Ecologist is my source.
Chipotle is giving consumers what they want. Market economics 101.
Will the rest of fast food have to follow?
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My dog eats gluten free food
I guess I am a Californian -
Hasn't mankind engaged in a form of genetically modified organisms / seeds for hundreds of years (if not thousands)?
Mankind has invariably sought to grow wheat, corn, and other crops bigger / better to increase their yields and hardiness:
economist.com/node/14446742
economist.com/news/briefing/21601815-another-green-revolution-stirring-worlds-paddy-fields-bigger-rice-bowl -
Yes. We have. Modification of food is nothing new.HFNY said:Hasn't mankind engaged in a form of genetically modified organisms / seeds for hundreds of years (if not thousands)?
Mankind has invariably sought to grow wheat, corn, and other crops bigger / better to increase their yields and hardiness:
economist.com/node/14446742
economist.com/news/briefing/21601815-another-green-revolution-stirring-worlds-paddy-fields-bigger-rice-bowl
The idiots on the left will tell you that the GMO food will poison/kill/autism you, even though there is no scientific evidence to support this.
The idiots on the right will tell you that mass producing GMO "super seeds" that wipe out native seeds is good economics, cuz more is always better. Even though it actually puts our food at risk from a lack of genetic diversity (more susceptible to blight, insects, etc.).
They also spray a shit ton of chemicals that definitely aren't good for us. But that's another topic. -
Like a lot of things, a happy medium is the best path.ThomasFremont said:
Yes. We have. Modification of food is nothing new.HFNY said:Hasn't mankind engaged in a form of genetically modified organisms / seeds for hundreds of years (if not thousands)?
Mankind has invariably sought to grow wheat, corn, and other crops bigger / better to increase their yields and hardiness:
economist.com/node/14446742
economist.com/news/briefing/21601815-another-green-revolution-stirring-worlds-paddy-fields-bigger-rice-bowl
The idiots on the left will tell you that the GMO food will poison/kill/autism you, even though there is no scientific evidence to support this.
The idiots on the right will tell you that mass producing GMO "super seeds" that wipe out native seeds is good economics, cuz more is always better. Even though it actually puts our food at risk from a lack of genetic diversity (more susceptible to blight, insects, etc.).
They also spray a shit ton of chemicals that definitely aren't good for us. But that's another topic. -
Or that's the main topic.ThomasFremont said:
Yes. We have. Modification of food is nothing new.HFNY said:Hasn't mankind engaged in a form of genetically modified organisms / seeds for hundreds of years (if not thousands)?
Mankind has invariably sought to grow wheat, corn, and other crops bigger / better to increase their yields and hardiness:
economist.com/node/14446742
economist.com/news/briefing/21601815-another-green-revolution-stirring-worlds-paddy-fields-bigger-rice-bowl
The idiots on the left will tell you that the GMO food will poison/kill/autism you, even though there is no scientific evidence to support this.
The idiots on the right will tell you that mass producing GMO "super seeds" that wipe out native seeds is good economics, cuz more is always better. Even though it actually puts our food at risk from a lack of genetic diversity (more susceptible to blight, insects, etc.).
They also spray a shit ton of chemicals that definitely aren't good for us. But that's another topic. -
It should be. Sadly, it isn't.pawz said:
Or that's the main topic.ThomasFremont said:
Yes. We have. Modification of food is nothing new.HFNY said:Hasn't mankind engaged in a form of genetically modified organisms / seeds for hundreds of years (if not thousands)?
Mankind has invariably sought to grow wheat, corn, and other crops bigger / better to increase their yields and hardiness:
economist.com/node/14446742
economist.com/news/briefing/21601815-another-green-revolution-stirring-worlds-paddy-fields-bigger-rice-bowl
The idiots on the left will tell you that the GMO food will poison/kill/autism you, even though there is no scientific evidence to support this.
The idiots on the right will tell you that mass producing GMO "super seeds" that wipe out native seeds is good economics, cuz more is always better. Even though it actually puts our food at risk from a lack of genetic diversity (more susceptible to blight, insects, etc.).
They also spray a shit ton of chemicals that definitely aren't good for us. But that's another topic. -
well when all these different topics appear in the same thread, who gets to decide what the main topic is and what another topic is?
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If you're going to continue hi-jacking my threads fucko, there will be no warning. just gone.sarktastic said:well when all these different topics appear in the same thread, who gets to decide what the main topic is and what another topic is?
you're lucky i even poast here at all -
it's as if there's no rules around here anymore.
even so, I think people should eat what they want. -
As long as you have the means to pay for your own healthcare when you develop diabetes and other vascullatory system diseases ... be my guestsarktastic said:it's as if there's no rules around here anymore.
even so, I think people should eat what they want. -
Everything I buy with my ebt card is good for me, right?
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I love these GMO fags. Most are 50+ lbs overweight.
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Why do you axe me that question? Your eyes are as good as minesarktastic said:Everything I buy with my ebt card is good for me, right?
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ditto, except the Californication thing.RaceBannon said:My dog eats gluten free food
I guess I am a Californian -
Except don't even fucking try to buy toilet paper, hot food, ice for a cooler, or a fucking can opener.sarktastic said:Everything I buy with my ebt card is good for me, right?
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Again with the anger issues?ThomasFremont said:
Yes. We have. Modification of food is nothing new.HFNY said:Hasn't mankind engaged in a form of genetically modified organisms / seeds for hundreds of years (if not thousands)?
Mankind has invariably sought to grow wheat, corn, and other crops bigger / better to increase their yields and hardiness:
economist.com/node/14446742
economist.com/news/briefing/21601815-another-green-revolution-stirring-worlds-paddy-fields-bigger-rice-bowl
The idiots on the left will tell you that the GMO food will poison/kill/autism you, even though there is no scientific evidence to support this.
The idiots on the right will tell you that mass producing GMO "super seeds" that wipe out native seeds is good economics, cuz more is always better. Even though it actually puts our food at risk from a lack of genetic diversity (more susceptible to blight, insects, etc.).
They also spray a shit ton of chemicals that definitely aren't good for us. But that's another topic. -
Nobody is angry.d2d said:
Again with the anger issues?ThomasFremont said:
Yes. We have. Modification of food is nothing new.HFNY said:Hasn't mankind engaged in a form of genetically modified organisms / seeds for hundreds of years (if not thousands)?
Mankind has invariably sought to grow wheat, corn, and other crops bigger / better to increase their yields and hardiness:
economist.com/node/14446742
economist.com/news/briefing/21601815-another-green-revolution-stirring-worlds-paddy-fields-bigger-rice-bowl
The idiots on the left will tell you that the GMO food will poison/kill/autism you, even though there is no scientific evidence to support this.
The idiots on the right will tell you that mass producing GMO "super seeds" that wipe out native seeds is good economics, cuz more is always better. Even though it actually puts our food at risk from a lack of genetic diversity (more susceptible to blight, insects, etc.).
They also spray a shit ton of chemicals that definitely aren't good for us. But that's another topic.
Try again. -
And most of them dont even know what GMO stands for.CuntWaffle said:I love these GMO fags. Most are 50+ lbs overweight.
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I ate Chipotle today. Burrito. Steak burrito. That's it. That's all I had to share.
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DeepSeaZ said:
I ate Chipotle today. Burrito. Steak burrito. That's it. That's all I had to share.
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I'm not too educated on this stuff. I always get bored whenever I read about it. GMO is supposedly this huge danger, but life expectancy in the US (and the rest of the world) slowly keeps increasing. The outrage seems more based on fear than anything factual.
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN/countries/1W-US?display=graph -
I don't give two shits about GMO crops, but the idea the genetic engineering and cross-breeding are the same is fucking stupid.
If you could cross-breed a dog and a fish, that might be on the same level - or if you could cross-breed a cow and an aphid, that would be similar. Even in plants, the crossbreeding isn't similar. You aren't crossing an orange and tangerine to make a tangelo - you're crossbreeding an apple tree, and the genetic material from an algae or something. It's not the same kind of gene-swapping that's been going on.
I'm not sure the idea of inserting genes that make corn produce its own insecticide and become glyphosate -resistant sounds all that appealing, but I don't really see an evidence that there are adverse effects - other than bedwetters doing their normal bedwetting.
If you eat natural food, you'll just die of natural cancer.
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From someone whose family has been cross-breeding for generations.dflea said:I don't give two shits about GMO crops, but the idea the genetic engineering and cross-breeding are the same is fucking stupid.
If you could cross-breed a dog and a fish, that might be on the same level - or if you could cross-breed a cow and an aphid, that would be similar.
I'm not sure the idea of inserting genes that make corn produce its own insecticide and become glyphosate -resistant sounds all that appealing, but I don't really see an evidence that there are adverse effects - other than bedwetters doing their normal bedwetting.
If you eat natural food, you'll just die of natural cancer.
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The fact that 60 cuntries have banned GMOs is still concerning.
Red flags and all.
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All I know is, I cut gluten and GMO's out as much as possible and I feel better, sleep better.
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The fuck is a GMO?
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I'm sure it's not the placebo effect.......................d2d said:All I know is, I cut gluten and GMO's out as much as possible and I feel better, sleep better.
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It might not be, but its probably not the gluten doing it. It's the FODMAPs. These will tend to be in more "junky" food, which also tends to have gluten. Hence, if you cut gluten out of your diet, you will probably feel better.dflea said:
I'm sure it's not the placebo effect.......................d2d said:All I know is, I cut gluten and GMO's out as much as possible and I feel better, sleep better.
Unless you actually have Celiac disease, in which case you really do need to cut gluten out of your diet or you will kill your intestinal lining. -
abbreviation for Geronimo... duh.Swaye said:The fuck is a GMO?
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That's a good point and I certainly wasn't suggesting they are the same.
10-15 years ago, GMO efforts appeared to be focused on (for instance) how to make tomatoes grow in mostly unhospitable soil and make the tomatoes more tolerant to naturally present salt and a relative lack of water. Now companies are pushing the limits beyond that to franken-crops.
I think there more scientific discussion of a rating system for GMO's. The tomatoes I mentioned above would be probably be a 2 or 3 on a 1-10 scale while apple trees with genetic material from algae may be a 5. Corn producing its own insecticide would probably be an 8, 9, or 10.dflea said:I don't give two shits about GMO crops, but the idea the genetic engineering and cross-breeding are the same is fucking stupid.
If you could cross-breed a dog and a fish, that might be on the same level - or if you could cross-breed a cow and an aphid, that would be similar. Even in plants, the crossbreeding isn't similar. You aren't crossing an orange and tangerine to make a tangelo - you're crossbreeding an apple tree, and the genetic material from an algae or something. It's not the same kind of gene-swapping that's been going on.
I'm not sure the idea of inserting genes that make corn produce its own insecticide and become glyphosate -resistant sounds all that appealing, but I don't really see an evidence that there are adverse effects - other than bedwetters doing their normal bedwetting.
If you eat natural food, you'll just die of natural cancer.
