GMO Food Products

It is easy for you to regurigate information that the media spouts. However, studies show that OVERUSE and ABUSE are what makes tanning beds dangerous and makes people more prone to developing skin cancer as is the same with sun exposure..........it is the OVEREXPOSURE that causes the damage.

A few minutes a couple times a week is not enough to cause any damage, especially when it is only for the winter months. I am NOT an avid tanner and looking at me I have no tan.

There are some studies being conducted regarding this and this treatment is far more effective than taking some anti-depressant.

So studies showing that small doses of your vice are completely true and accurate...but studies showing that GMO's are safe are the debil?

Exactly!

Considering GMO crops are actually illegal to grow in many countries including most of the EU and France where they are also investigating placing a ban on GMO imports I will take the 3rd party not tied financially to Monsanto research over the stuff that comes from the US - sorry but the US economy is too tied to big corporations to be trusted..

Don't people wonder why most of Europe has banned GMO, let me guess they are ALL crazy? I think not.

There are a lot of things we do in this country and we are super slooooooow in dealing with them. For example, we've been waiting for an eternity (hyperbole) for the FDA to FINALLY come up with gluten free standards. Europe has had them for years. We, we are still discussing and arguing over it.

Monica

Here's something interesting...apparently the World Bank is thinking of giving them a bailout. If a company can't sustain itself, they really shouldn't be giving them money.

http://www.naturalindependent.com/archives/9838/monsanto-on-verge-of-40-million-gmo-bailout-in-europe-report/

This isn't new information, but........

Monsanto is the devil.
That's all.....

There are a lot of things we do in this country and we are super slooooooow in dealing with them. For example, we've been waiting for an eternity (hyperbole) for the FDA to FINALLY come up with gluten free standards. Europe has had them for years. We, we are still discussing and arguing over it.

Monica

Here's something interesting...apparently the World Bank is thinking of giving them a bailout. If a company can't sustain itself, they really shouldn't be giving them money.

http://www.naturalindependent.com/archives/9838/monsanto-on-verge-of-40-million-gmo-bailout-in-europe-report/

Did you read the article? It's not saying what you think it is.

Also the french study showing signs of cancer was widely criticized because it followed terrible practice and was clearly a biased effort.

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/six-french-science-academies-dismiss-study-finding-gm-corn-harmed-rats/

It indicates that people couldn't afford to pay for the seed so they are getting money - nowhere did I see that the money was going to the farmers. It specifies that it goes to Monsanto which means it's a company getting propped up by funds due to monies they lost. That's what I read about.

Also, it's definitely possible the study wasn't done right, but that doesn't mean the studies exist proving it's a 'safe' product. Also, I don't like the fact that they can sue you if your field is accidentally infected by their crop. There should be laws, just like the ones that say if something appears at your door, it's yours to keep. Basically, cross pollination by error should not allow them to go after a farmer. They have way too much power at this point what with the way the laws are written. I suspect these practices are some of the main reasons they are getting kicked out of countries.

It indicates that people couldn't afford to pay for the seed so they are getting money - nowhere did I see that the money was going to the farmers. It specifies that it goes to Monsanto which means it's a company getting propped up by funds due to monies they lost. That's what I read about.

Also, it's definitely possible the study wasn't done right, but that doesn't mean the studies exist proving it's a 'safe' product. Also, I don't like the fact that they can sue you if your field is accidentally infected by their crop. There should be laws, just like the ones that say if something appears at your door, it's yours to keep. Basically, cross pollination by error should not allow them to go after a farmer. They have way too much power at this point what with the way the laws are written. I suspect these practices are some of the main reasons they are getting kicked out of countries.

So Monsato's customers who had made legal commitments to purchase product and can not afford to honor said commitments are having their contracts honored by the government, and that's a bailout of Monsanto? I can certainly understand not liking the company, but that news article and others like it jumped to using the term bailout because it has such a negative connotation right now. By that logic, ANY company that does business with customers receiving government aid is getting a bailout. If anything it's the farmers who are getting a bailout, but that doesn't make as catchy of a news headline.

First of all, it's not our government - it's the World Bank. I think if a company chooses to do business in an unstable area, that's a risk they've chosen to take. For example, as a business person, the last place on earth I would establish a business is Venezuela. Why? Well, there's a dictator there that arbitrarily has a habit of nationalizing businesses and taking them away from foreign nationals. Basically, there's a cost to doing business. Considering your attitude, you MUST work for someone associated with them OR you're using their products to grow crops. No one get's that defensive unless something is up.

I'd like to see Monsanto held responsible for contaminating the crops of other farmers - not the other way around.

I just don't like any sort of monopoly and if you read about their practices and how it's affected poor farmers around the world you'd probably dislike them too.

Monica

Here are a variety of articles on everything from business practices by Monsanto and also how their crops may be impacting bee and butterfly populations. You can decide what you want but I don't like their practices and will be avoiding their products.

Monica

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1082559/The-GM-genocide-Thousands-Indian-farmers-committing-suicide-using-genetically-modified-crops.html

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/11795-5-million-farmers-sue-monsanto-for-77-billion

http://truthfrequencyradio.com/monsanto-tries-to-criminalize-saving-seeds-drags-farmer-into-court-other-gmo-news/

http://www.percyschmeiser.com/

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805

http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/argentina101104.cfm

http://naturalsociety.com/monsantos-roundup-shown-to-be-ravaging-butterfly-population/

http://inhabitat.com/new-study-pinpoints-monsanto’s-gm-crops-as-the-reason-butterfly-populations-are-in-decline/

http://terrimeredith.hubpages.com/hub/The-Bayer-Monsanto-Bee-Killing-Team

http://www.occupymonsanto360.org/2012/03/25/occupy-monsanto-poland-dumps-thousands-of-dead-bees-in-protest/

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/08/what-biotech-company-blamed-for-bee-collapse-just-bought-leading-bee-research-firm.aspx

http://www.classwarfareexists.com/beekeeper-researches-monsantos-effects-on-bees-state-destroys-research/

I mean potentially, uncontrolled, this could a.) destroy corn products as you could never be assured that the corn you were getting wasn't potentially contaminated with now naturally produced toxins,

Woohoo! No more High Fructose Corn Syrup!!!

Here are a variety of articles on everything from business practices by Monsanto and also how their crops may be impacting bee and butterfly populations. You can decide what you want but I don't like their practices and will be avoiding their products.

Monica

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1082559/The-GM-genocide-Thousands-Indian-farmers-committing-suicide-using-genetically-modified-crops.html

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/11795-5-million-farmers-sue-monsanto-for-77-billion

http://truthfrequencyradio.com/monsanto-tries-to-criminalize-saving-seeds-drags-farmer-into-court-other-gmo-news/

http://www.percyschmeiser.com/

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805

http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/argentina101104.cfm

http://naturalsociety.com/monsantos-roundup-shown-to-be-ravaging-butterfly-population/

http://inhabitat.com/new-study-pinpoints-monsanto’s-gm-crops-as-the-reason-butterfly-populations-are-in-decline/

http://terrimeredith.hubpages.com/hub/The-Bayer-Monsanto-Bee-Killing-Team

http://www.occupymonsanto360.org/2012/03/25/occupy-monsanto-poland-dumps-thousands-of-dead-bees-in-protest/

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/08/what-biotech-company-blamed-for-bee-collapse-just-bought-leading-bee-research-firm.aspx

http://www.classwarfareexists.com/beekeeper-researches-monsantos-effects-on-bees-state-destroys-research/

I'm not going to read through all of those articles as it's sunday and I'd rather be doing more important things (like video games!), my intention was not to say that Monsanto was a beacon of corporate awesomeness and had done nothing wrong, it was rather to call into question the sensationalism of calling that particular incident a bailout and to point out just how horribly flawed the French study really was. It shows that there are potentially issues on both sides of the fence.

It is not my vice, it is a medical treatment for low vitamin D which causes Seasonal Depression.

There are no true studies that aren't biased that says GMO's are safe.

Lol. I'm right because I have proof. Your proof on the other hand is biased and therefore incorrect.

bail·out
/ˈbālˌout/
Noun
An act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse.

I'd say if they get free money - it's a bailout. That's the definition of bailout. It's not a minor amount of cash.

As for an incident, it's multiple incidents and multiple countries. This company is being paid for their product because the economic changes occurred which caused them to lose money. If they get free money to keep them 'stable' then they must have some serious connections to the World Bank. Unfortunately, I've read some other articles which now indicate the World Bank is definitely connected to our economy so yes - they are using our money to save their butts.

Monica

I can play that game too.

free
/frē/

Adverb
Without cost or payment: "ladies were admitted free"

The governments are covering the cost of the contracts signed by farmers that do not have the money to meet their commitments. Those farmers are still getting the seed and what not that they committed to purchasing. That's not 'free' money, Monsanto is just getting the money from a different source. If anything it's the farmers being bailed out.

Here are a variety of articles on everything from business practices by Monsanto and also how their crops may be impacting bee and butterfly populations. You can decide what you want but I don't like their practices and will be avoiding their products.

Monica

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1082559/The-GM-genocide-Thousands-Indian-farmers-committing-suicide-using-genetically-modified-crops.html

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/11795-5-million-farmers-sue-monsanto-for-77-billion

http://truthfrequencyradio.com/monsanto-tries-to-criminalize-saving-seeds-drags-farmer-into-court-other-gmo-news/

http://www.percyschmeiser.com/

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805

http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/argentina101104.cfm

http://naturalsociety.com/monsantos-roundup-shown-to-be-ravaging-butterfly-population/

http://inhabitat.com/new-study-pinpoints-monsanto’s-gm-crops-as-the-reason-butterfly-populations-are-in-decline/

http://terrimeredith.hubpages.com/hub/The-Bayer-Monsanto-Bee-Killing-Team

http://www.occupymonsanto360.org/2012/03/25/occupy-monsanto-poland-dumps-thousands-of-dead-bees-in-protest/

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/08/what-biotech-company-blamed-for-bee-collapse-just-bought-leading-bee-research-firm.aspx

http://www.classwarfareexists.com/beekeeper-researches-monsantos-effects-on-bees-state-destroys-research/

I'm not going to read through all of those articles as it's sunday and I'd rather be doing more important things (like video games!), my intention was not to say that Monsanto was a beacon of corporate awesomeness and had done nothing wrong, it was rather to call into question the sensationalism of calling that particular incident a bailout and to point out just how horribly flawed the French study really was. It shows that there are potentially issues on both sides of the fence.

It is not my vice, it is a medical treatment for low vitamin D which causes Seasonal Depression.

There are no true studies that aren't biased that says GMO's are safe.

Lol. I'm right because I have proof. Your proof on the other hand is biased and therefore incorrect.

I am not going to argue with you. I refuse to stoop down to your level. I will do what my Dr deems best for ME.

I am not going to argue with you. I refuse to stoop down to your level. I will do what my Dr deems best for ME.

But your doctor's biased too!

You're missing my point. I don't care if you tan or not. Claiming that ALL studies that oppose your view are biased is a cop out.