Robin Garr wrote:Steve P wrote:Well cuz....
http://www.prwatch.org/spin/2011/01/990 ... s-monsanto
After 12 years of battling to stop Monsanto's genetically-engineered (GE) crops from contaminating the nation's organic farmland, the biggest retailers of "natural" and "organic" foods in the U.S., including Whole Foods Market (WFM), Organic Valley and Stonyfield Farm, have agreed to stop opposing mass commercialization of GE crops...
Yeah, I know. I just saw that the other day and am still processing it.
I'm less wound up over the principle of GM crops, in any case, than I am about Monsanto. It's sort of like nuclear power: I'm for it in principle, but not so much for letting corner-cutting engineers build the power plants.
Boy, Robin, some company must have done a real number on you! Monsanto knows if they introduce a food that makes someone sick they'll be sued to the point of going out of business; it is in their interest to test, test more, and be sure things are right. A genetic engineering company - often with maybe a dozen employees just waiting to cash in - has a real disincentive to do the testing. Yet, you inherently "trust" the GEng company more??? I understand what you mean, but absolutely no way I agree with that!