Walmart Selling GE corn---unmarked

phynyxfyre
phynyxfyre Posts: 145 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just found out Walmart is selling genetically altered corn. This corn is actually designed to cause insects organs to rupture so the corn grows better. Problem is, in lab testing, it caused organ failure in lab rats. Now they are selling it to the public with no warning labels or anything. I was so mad about this earlier when I read about it. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

General Mills refuses to use this corn in their cereals, and I believe they are owned by the tobacco company. That tells me a lot if they are refusing to use it.
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  • phynyxfyre
    phynyxfyre Posts: 145 Member
    Specifically: Would you eat that corn? Should it be labelled? Are other companies doing this; I have only heard of Walmart so far?
  • fittocycle
    fittocycle Posts: 827 Member
    I does bother me to hear this. If I can, I try to buy organic produce. However, it's very hard to control what's in the food you get in a restaurant. I guess it all comes down to making as healthy of choices as possible and being as informed as you can.:flowerforyou:
  • redhousecat
    redhousecat Posts: 584 Member
    It's walmart. You should read the book "The Walmart Effect"

    You may start shopping elsewhere if you are into ethics and environment.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Source?
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    Source?
    Providing sources is so 7th grade. This is the innerwebs.
  • jmalone71
    jmalone71 Posts: 34 Member
    I have only been buying organic corn for this very reason, it disgusts me and disturbs me that they would market this for food !!
    I think all GM food needs to be marked, but they won't because they know that no one would buy it !!

    http://www.saskfarmersmarket.com/show_news.php?n=35415


    http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm#headingA11
  • maverick48
    maverick48 Posts: 69 Member
    First, do you have any actual proof that Walmart is selling this?
    Second, do you have any proof of the claims that the corn had this effect on rats?
    Third, have you heard of any people or have any proof that said effects have happened on people, or is this just a warning for rats?
  • caribougal
    caribougal Posts: 865 Member
    You're eating GM corn if you eat almost anything processed or any fast food.

    http://www.ecoliteracy.org/essays/we-are-what-we-eat

    Eat organic corn and stay away for processed foods and fast foods if you want to avoid it. Same goes for soy.
  • maverick48
    maverick48 Posts: 69 Member
    Source?
    Providing sources is so 7th grade. This is the innerwebs.

    If you can't believe something you heard from someone with a blog, who can you trust?
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    All corn today is genetically altered. Not all with bug genes, but none of it is the corn of corn ancestors.
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    Most corn sold in the U.S. is genetically modified (edit to clarify: in the lab, as opposed to traditional breeding methods). If this concerns you, I recommend you learn more about it. Unfortunately, in the U.S., there is no requirement to mark genetically modified foods. Companies can voluntarily label foods that aren't modified; best to assume any other produce may be modified.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    I have only been buying organic corn for this very reason, it disgusts me and disturbs me that they would market this for food !!

    yeah, making it so that food can be grown in areas that previously couldn't support food is dumb. so is making crops need less pesticide, keeping it off the food and out of the run-off from watering, which then gets into water, to other animals, etc.

    also, odds are that you are eating GM ingredients even in your super special organic foods. more than 90 percent of canola seeds and soy in this country are modified in some way. upwards of 85 percent of corn is, too.

    also, while there hasn't been any mass study done, of the studies done both here and by the british -- who initially were against GM foods but have now said studies show there are no health issues there -- show it is perfectly safe.
    I think all GM food needs to be marked, but they won't because they know that no one would buy it !!

    and I think this is probably wrong, too. but whatever.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    also, this:

    chicken_little-sky-is-falling.jpg
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    Just found out Walmart is selling genetically altered corn. This corn is actually designed to cause insects organs to rupture so the corn grows better. Problem is, in lab testing, it caused organ failure in lab rats. Now they are selling it to the public with no warning labels or anything. I was so mad about this earlier when I read about it. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

    General Mills refuses to use this corn in their cereals, and I believe they are owned by the tobacco company. That tells me a lot if they are refusing to use it.

    Where did you read that General Mills doesn't use corn in any of their cereals???

    Chex is a GM cereal and they make corn chex............I know there are more.


    And do you really think that wheat isn't GMO??? Sadly mistaken if you think otherwise.

    Monsanto is here to try and rule the world and from what I see, people (especially in the US) are going to sit there and let them do it by feeding their corporation by buying the crap stuff.
  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    I would eat it.

    I am not a rat or an insect. I don't think I will explode xD
  • lessfatmatt
    lessfatmatt Posts: 27 Member
    I think the study the OP might be talking about is this one:

    A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health
    http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm

    I've only read the abstract though, so I don't have much to say about this yet.
  • VanessaHeartsMasr
    VanessaHeartsMasr Posts: 727
    http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-is-going-to-sell-monsantos-genetically-modified-corn-and-it-wont-be-labeled-2012-8

    True. Scary!
  • vfnmoody
    vfnmoody Posts: 271 Member
    I does bother me to hear this. If I can, I try to buy organic produce. However, it's very hard to control what's in the food you get in a restaurant. I guess it all comes down to making as healthy of choices as possible and being as informed as you can.:flowerforyou:
    I do not think that organically grown means that it would not be genetically modified.
  • SweetxCatastrophe
    SweetxCatastrophe Posts: 593 Member
    Not surprised...it IS walmart afterall. Whatever is cheapest and most convenient for them is what they're going to do. Don't like it, don't buy it.
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
    You do understand that most of the foods we eat, even the fruit & veggies are genetically modified, right? Try shopping at a farmers market...even though the seeds most farmers are forced to use are genetically altered...but they're a lot closer to natural than a lot of things we buy. Shopping at a huge chain like Wal-Mart if you're worried about GE food is just kinda funny really...
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I does bother me to hear this. If I can, I try to buy organic produce. However, it's very hard to control what's in the food you get in a restaurant. I guess it all comes down to making as healthy of choices as possible and being as informed as you can.:flowerforyou:
    I do not think that organically grown means that it would not be genetically modified.
    It doesn't.
  • EDesq
    EDesq Posts: 1,527 Member
    I does bother me to hear this. If I can, I try to buy organic produce. However, it's very hard to control what's in the food you get in a restaurant. I guess it all comes down to making as healthy of choices as possible and being as informed as you can.:flowerforyou:


    I think it is best said, "Making as Healthy Choices as we can AFFORD!" That IS what it all comes down to! We can be informed all we can, but if the Numbers don't crunch, well...
  • ladydragon1951
    ladydragon1951 Posts: 8 Member
    Canola seeds???? There is no such thing. Canola oil is made from Rape seeds. When this was given to sheep it caused scraple! Canola oil is not good for you at all. It means Canadian oil company. Check it out on line.
  • EDesq
    EDesq Posts: 1,527 Member
    You do understand that most of the foods we eat, even the fruit & veggies are genetically modified, right? Try shopping at a farmers market...even though the seeds most farmers are forced to use are genetically altered...but they're a lot closer to natural than a lot of things we buy. Shopping at a huge chain like Wal-Mart if you're worried about GE food is just kinda funny really...


    TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!!!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    GMO is SOOO vague. It can mean anything from Gregor Mendel's bean experiments to the spider DNA used to keep spiders away from most commercial tomatoes. Good luck finding any produce or animals that haven't been selectively breeded.
  • jmalone71
    jmalone71 Posts: 34 Member
    "yeah, making it so that food can be grown in areas that previously couldn't support food is dumb. so is making crops need less pesticide, keeping it off the food and out of the run-off from watering, which then gets into water, to other animals, etc."


    OMG you have got to be kidding me ? It is taking more and more round up to kill the weeds because of these crops, which have produced super weeds which the round up is not touching !! Monsanto overlooked this little problem, said that would not happen !! So soon that little plan is not going to be working !! Then what ? Crops are not being rotated like they traditionally where, the food that they are producing is losing more food value every year with the depleted soil !! And the soil is saturated with poison , where do you think that is all going ?? Just poof ..... no where ?? It is going into your water sources , the food that you eat , etc etc

    * bangs head on desk *



    You think the tons of round up they are using is not producing run off ? What rock have you been living under ??
  • phynyxfyre
    phynyxfyre Posts: 145 Member
    To clarify my position:

    I realize most products sold are now in some way "altered"; whether by genetic engineering, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, or general transport of the products, thus exposing them to pollution.

    Thank you to the posters who cited the research and the article. I appreciate the help.

    I realize General Mills does produce corn cereals; I was stating that they refused to use corn that was modified in this way, and thought that was quite interesting.

    The reason I was concerned and thought this would be a great topic is because the population that shops at Walmart as a general rule tends to be the less financially able. They are becoming unwitting lab rats. I do not think most of them realize this is there.

    I also wanted to find out what the opinion was on the FDA's role in this. Personally, I think there should be some responsibility on their part to inform the public so they can make educated choices. We are all responsible for our own personal health and well being, but there should be information readily available, whether the consumer chooses to read it or not.

    Note: I do not necessarily think that this will cause anyone to explode, just that it sounds as though it could have some very serious health effects.

    Also, as much as I can, I grow my own fruit and veggies organically, and save seeds for the following year. I also frequent farmers markets and go directly down to the local farms especially for you-pick berries. However, I do need to do grocery shopping for some things and think that if more people thought about what they put into their bodies, it would turn the grocery marketplace upside down.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i have a garden and try to utilize farmers markets as much as possible for this reason.

    on the other hand. you're not a rat. the 'studies' show how it affects rats, not humans.
  • phynyxfyre
    phynyxfyre Posts: 145 Member
    True, but I wouldn't want to volunteer myself for the first round of human testing, either. Lol.
  • jmalone71
    jmalone71 Posts: 34 Member
    IN Canada if it is marked 100 % organic, no GMO allowed .

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