"At McDonald's, we insist that our fries have trace amounts of heroin, which these GMO spuds do not." - E. Jack Ulator, Vice President of Agricultural Inspection.

By the way, you bear a remarkable resemblanse to former Secretary of State Clinton!

I get that a lot actually

Next thing you know Mcdonalds will be using "real" meat!!

but come on- the company that makes hamburgers from pink slime is coming out against GMOs?

Maybe the GMO potatoes are more costly.

"the food".

.... you get the gold star.

Fact is, many if not most GMO foods provide little or no actual benefit to the consumer. I predict that more and more companies are going to publicly eschew using them, as the miniscule actual benefits to anyone but Monsanto hardly outweigh all of the liabilities.

... their food is no better than non-organic food, and they are actually utilizing deceptive fear mongering as a marketing tactic, which is just plain old unethical.

If I simply refuse to buy and consume GMO foods?

Does that personal choice bother you in some way? ...

Of course, so we can know, they must be identified as GMO in the marketplace ... May we have labels applied to all foods that contain GMO materials?

Is that ok with you, even if it is based on a superstitious fear of genetically engineered foodstuffs?

It's your preference. However, pretending that a label for one of many types of seed development technologies makes any sense is just bizarre. You don't a science based reason, so mandatory labels are not ethical, and they certainly are not logical.

http://fafdl.org/blog/2014/08/16/a-principled-case-against-mandatory-gmo-labels/

fridge. I got a couple os half gallon cartons before Thanksgiving and the expire date printed on the cartons is 10-10-15.

I don't drink a lot of milk so it is great for me.


http://www.horizondairy.com/our-story

From what I''m reading, the potatoes are more expensive, and have no real benefits other than cosmetic.

Simplot sells frozen cut potatoes, this will let them sell non-frozen (refridgerated?) cut potatoes because they won't brown.

It allows farmers to sell bruised potatoes because they won't appear bruised.

They offer no benefit to McDonalds, because the potatoes are fried soon after being cut.

And the reduction in acrylamide has no real health benefit.


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.... pink slime in 2011.

In fact, the company that produced pink slime (Beef Products) has practically gone out of business because once publicized nobody wanted their product. They have sued various news organizations and others claiming slander but they have almost no chance of winning.

for them. If they start paying living wages and provide a reasonable benefits package plus some healthier options on the menu - I might break my boycott.

.. I do not eat there and am not defending them. There are plenty of other instances where the composition of their food is suspect. That one just hit a nerve with the public, and for good reason.

The ridiculousness of the anti-science movement can only be equated to Fox News.

have at it. There should be some truth in advertising. Same thing with the McRib. I will just ground my on chuck roast at home.

It would mean that Big Organic and all its silliness would have to face reality.

to redefine what beef is, and not for science but more profit. Taking the scrap parts of a cow that you wouldn't feed to a dog, grinding it up and hitting it with ammonia to make it somewhat safe to eat may fit the loose definition of ground beef, but most wouldn't eat it if they knew what it was. Like I said, if you want to eat that garbage go ahead, but don't say that those who don't are against science. We want real food, not garbage scraps that allow the share holders to get richer.

Just because you say so. Hmm.

...while you're not busy equating those to the left of you with those to the right of you, of course. Wouldn't want to slow down your Boudelang rant.

Maybe you should learn how science works before you go off again.

But the bottom line is that I don't accept correction from people of your ilk. See ya.

And your bet is lost. Goodness, but it's funny to see someone who doesn't begin to understand science but actually believes he or she does. Yikes!

Haven't eaten at one in over a decade and never will again.

climate change denial

Another pro-corporate sleeper/sock is activated to post the usual pro-GMO smear.

How cute.

Instead of trying to demonstrate how I'm wrong you instead assume I'm a paid conspirator

I assume you are merely an amateur.

The proof of how you are wrong is spread across every GMO thread, usually to
different incarnations of the same people - none of whom ever modify their
stance, merely their usernames.

If you think I'm wrong then give me an example or two

Leads people to point to single articles or studies and think that their job is done, science isn't just the article itself it's the response to the article, for example cold fusion was claimed to be possible in an article but that never paned out

as a treat once in a while, and enjoy their fries. Had some last night, in fact.

I still would like to see them do better in terms of employee pay, but this is a nice nugget of news from them. K&R

in Idaho for 3 decades. It looks like the decisions made to create and grow GMO potatoes has backfired with the people of Idaho are left to pick up the pieces. We lost the McD's contract but hey, when you are sitting in an ivory tower you can do no wrong. Balukoff (D) lost by 18 points.

A farmer friend of mine packs onions and said that McD makes you lock in a price a year in advance and you have to deliver or buy on the commodities market and suck up the difference if that price is higher than what you contracted with to McD.

I love their french fries, although my waist doesn't!

However, anyone who applauds such a decisions clearly does not care about the health of people. This potato is healthier than what McD's serves now.

The anti-GMO movement is fast becoming a health danger, it appears.

Shame on them!

Got it.

I'm glad to know you support GMO-labeling laws. Took a while, but I knew you'd come around.

You actually think I'm foolish enough to believe in baseless fear mongering.

BTW, if you really want to know which technology was used to develop the seeds that led to the plants that led to the food you're eating, you would be asking for labels for all seed development technologies.

The fact that you're not is part of what informs others that you are pushing baseless fear mongering.

Just an FYI.

And, stay away.. those pushing Monsanto corporate bullshite... I ain't buyin your boring monotonous refrain.

What doesn't fit? There's one commenter who has nothing positive to bring to the discussion and that one person repeatedly has nothing positive to bring to the discussion. On top of that, if you look at some of their other DU posts, they are similarly disruptive in nature. Hmmm.

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Thank goodness for DU ignore lists!!!