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Depending on the source you believe, Monsanto spent between 10 and 14 MILLION on advertising/propaganda to defeat GMO labeling in various states during the last election, including my home state of Oregon.
The idea of a GMO doesn't really freak me out. I look at is as sort of accelerating the otherwise slow selective reproduction process. But what does bother me is what they are modifying. They aren't just doing this so that the plant grows faster, yields more, or is hardy in winter. They are modifying them to allow more pesticides to be put on the plant, thus more in the food chain. I think the term is "roundup ready". They sell various pesticides, but Roundup is the one that people tend to recognize by name.
The more you look into the picture, the more uncomfortable you will be. Especially what happens when a Monsanto crop cross-pollinates with another farmer's field.
angela
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