Walmart Selling GE corn---unmarked

These kinds of foods aren't labeled as such because the large companies (monsanto, etc) say there is no proof that these products are detrimental or different in any way, and that labeling them would unfairly prejudice people against them. The lobbyists have pushed for this position, and unfortunately, those of us who just want the right to make our own decisions on the matter are left in the dark.

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.

well, some call them canola seeds. but, technically, you're right. rapeseed comes from canola plants.

and they named it canola oil because, well, who would buy rapeseed oil? and it is technically a GM product, but it wasn't done in a lab ... they worked to selectively crossbreed rapeseed plants to lower the euric acid in the oil. (the same process, by the way, was used to create things like the seedless watermelon.)

There is no such thing as a canola plant ...

technically, yes, there is. kind of. there wasn't 50 years ago, but it is the plant that they have created. the plant that the oil comes from is no longer rapeseed, thanks to selective breeding. rapeseed contains 55% erucic acid -- which wouldn't be edible for humans. toxic. that's why they worked to lower the acid content. and, once they got it down to about 2%, they've got their canola. so once it is at that level, it isn't really rapeseed any more. actually, if an oilseed plant doesn't have below that 2%, it can't legally be called canola.

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.

They called it Canola Oil because people objected to it being call Rape Seed Oil. It's as' good' for you as any other oil. Googling scraple now. WTHeck is that? Don't post partial explanations.

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.

I just googled Scraple There is no such anything. Check your facts before posting.

I would think that if you cared about your corn, you wouldn't be buying produce from Walmart. Just sayin'

In the early 1970s, canola was developed using traditional plant breeding techniques to significantly reduce the levels of erucic acid and glucosinolates that were found in the parent rapeseed plant. The name "Canola" is a contraction of "Canadian" and "ola", which means oil.

There is a strict internationally regulated definition of canola that differentiates it from rapeseed, based upon it having less than two percent erucic acid and less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates. Oilseed products that do not meet this standard cannot use the term canola. High erucic acid rapeseed acreage, although still grown, is now confined to production under contract for specific industrial uses, including environmentally friendly lubricants.
http://www.canolainfo.org/canola/index.php

Another major problem with canola oil is that 80% of the acres sown are genetically modified canola, and it’s not the GMO type of product that has been developed for the benefit of the species of plant, but for the benefit of the herbicide. First introduced to Canada in 1995, genetically modified canola has become a point of controversy and contentious legal battles as Monsanto’s “Roundup Ready” herbicide allows farmers to drench both their crops and crop land with the herbicide so as to be able to kill nearby weeds (and any other green thing the herbicide touches) without killing their crop. The effects of this herbicide on the environment as well as the health of individuals who consume the products have been questioned. (Read more on pesticides and herbicides here.) Superweeds have begun to develop, and much like the overuse of antibiotics, eventually a resistance to the chemical builds up, and a more powerful one must be used. Monsanto is already working on a stronger herbicide (called SmartStax) which they hope to debut soon.
http://www.drgangemi.com/2011/07/canola-oil/

Canola was developed using traditional plant breeding techniques, so it was not developed using biotechnology. However, about 80% of the canola grown in Canada has now been modified using biotechnology to make it tolerant to some herbicides. Using these specific herbicides has reduced the amount of chemical needed for weed control in the fields.

Remember - the canola plant has been modified, not the oil. So canola oil from the herbicide tolerant plant is exactly the same safe and healthy oil as canola oil from conventional plants. The modification has been made to only one canola gene and it is a protein. Processing removes all proteins from canola oil. That means canola oil made from GM seed is conventional canola oil.
Canola was developed using traditional plant breeding techniques, so it was not developed using biotechnology. However, about 80% of the canola grown in Canada has now been modified using biotechnology to make it tolerant to some herbicides. Using these specific herbicides has reduced the amount of chemical needed for weed control in the fields.

Remember - the canola plant has been modified, not the oil. So canola oil from the herbicide tolerant plant is exactly the same safe and healthy oil as canola oil from conventional plants. The modification has been made to only one canola gene and it is a protein. Processing removes all proteins from canola oil. That means canola oil made from GM seed is conventional canola oil.

most food is GE. companies don't have to label them as GE. but they can label them as organic if they want.

Found some good info on avoiding GE foods as well----> labels must say 100% organic. The "organic label without the percentage allows up to 30% of the content to be genetically engineered. Also, if the label is 4 digits, it was grown conventionally.
Good to know!

http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Genetically-Modified-Foods
I am now citing my sources. Lol.

Sorry, but a Wiki is never a good source for citing sources!

I would think that if you cared about your corn, you wouldn't be buying produce from Walmart. Just sayin'

um, walmart gets a lot of produce from local and area farmers.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. But who the hell buys produce from Walmart?

I do. Many do. You seemed to imply that walmart had inferior produce, or maybe that their produce is the product of an evil corporation. It isn't.

There is a difference between cross-pollination and selective cultivation and GMO. For the record, General Mills is not the only large corporation that is keeping GMO out of their products. Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis went so far as to spend money to lobby against allowing GMO grains in Missouri. It made a lot of farmers happy since farmers are the ones hurt the most. The government has given Monsanto a patent for their GMO seeds and now farmers are being fined if a seed happens to blow onto their own crops.

When people speak of how corn has been changed, it is through cross-pollination and selective cultivation. That's a far cry from injecting non-corn DNA into the seeds.

ETA: My problem with GMO is mostly that of an economic nature. Government should not be protecting a few companies to the detriment of other companies. If someone wants to eat GMO, that's their choice, but the patent system is being abused as it applies to this situation. And let's not forget that former Monsanto board members are now making the rules for the FDA.

We should not be allowing the government to be in charge of our food and health. The FDA has done more to harm our health than they have good. It is essentially a corrupt cartel with industry in charge instead of the people having the freedom to take responsibility for their own health.