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hugitout  ·  4330 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Whole Foods will label GMO food

Actually Kenya recently banned GMO foods. Other countries in Africa may follow suit. The reasons given by the Kenyan authorities are pretty shoddy. They are banning them until it is proven that they are not harmful. Guilty until proven innocent. http://allafrica.com/stories/201211301197.html





NotPhil  ·  4330 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    They are banning them until it is proven that they are not harmful.

It's entirely sensible to practice the precautionary principle for something human lives are dependent on.

thenewgreen  ·  4330 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have nothing against precaution and to the extent it's feasible, consumers should know what they're buying. But this announcement coincides a little too neatly with the release of the CEO's book "Conscientious Capitalism". The below photo was take. By me tonight at our local whole foods.

b_b  ·  4330 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ha! This from a guy who has been accused of stock price manipulation and other shady dealings. The only thing this DB is conscious of is making money. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but what a fuckin' phony.

user-inactivated  ·  4330 days ago  ·  link  ·  

GMOs have been used world-wide and they've also been proven safe for consumption.

hugitout  ·  4330 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thats true, and ultimately who knows? Maybe this will be seen as brilliant legislation ahead of its time. It just seems to be done prematurely. Human lives are also dependant on the availability of food, and there are places where without GMO's demand would quickly outpace supply.