tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770213180755051769.post3014161960999363341..comments2024-03-13T12:26:03.291-07:00Comments on basketcase: GM or not to GM. That's the question, bet I know the answersuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06688359157849015354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770213180755051769.post-87510105955614404642012-03-13T04:09:32.725-07:002012-03-13T04:09:32.725-07:00I agree with all comments, but all repeat all comm...I agree with all comments, but all repeat all commercial animal feed that contain soy or maize is from a GM source. pigs/poultry/beef/layers pellets. As for having to feed the world, It is proven that we already grow excess food the problem is with the amount of waste along the entire length of the food chain.The UK soil association de bunked the report that said world food production need to be increased by 70%, in fact the authors of said report canot be found.This link http://www.soilassociation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=qbavgJQPY%2Fc%3D&tabid=735 is the report. Prof Jack Heinemann report on GMO's in animal feed and subsequently into us makes sober and frightening rea http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3988ding.download both PDF's..Alfie Mccaffrey pigoftheday on twitterUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07703749316839520063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770213180755051769.post-84570466007476840102012-03-07T09:24:03.653-08:002012-03-07T09:24:03.653-08:00Hi Paleo yes the situation is the US is far from a...Hi Paleo yes the situation is the US is far from acceptable. If I lived there I'd have major problems - leaving consumers to eat GM food that's not labelled as such is a crazy situation but such is the powerful lobby of Big Food in the States. Europe has a much more cautious approach to GM with very few GM foods actually on the market here and approvals very slow and costly. Later in the week I'll be talking to Teagasc so you can follow the debate here or on the RTE radio programme on Wednesday - I will also post a link up heresuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688359157849015354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770213180755051769.post-23229062036289409512012-03-07T08:20:05.127-08:002012-03-07T08:20:05.127-08:00I will not eat food that is contaminated with GM i...I will not eat food that is contaminated with GM ingredients and I strongly wish that Teagasc would not go ahead with it's field trial of gm potatoes.<br /><br />The licensing issue is not the prime issue, although it is an important issue. <br /><br />The main problem is the genetic modification of our food - we are getting further and further away from eating real food and becoming more unhealthy as a nation all the time.<br /><br />Have a look at the Irish companies that won Irish food writers guild awards 2012 today - they produce real food, most often supported locally. That's not a coincidence, it's because we do still value real food.<br /><br />When you see what is going into food in the USA it's truly frightening compared to what we have readily available to us in Ireland. <br />And apparently we are willing to lose our advantage and join the nations that produce mediocre food.<br /><br />I already avoid buying or eating meat that has been fed gm grain, I am not that unusual. American shoppers are voting with their wallets too and avoiding gm products - as much as they can given the appalling label situation with gm in the USA.<br /><br />Once gm has contaminated the food resources of the world then we will be no longer free to choose what standard of food we buy or eat - it will be too late.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939341774100882267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770213180755051769.post-22697303975069059282012-03-07T06:41:56.891-08:002012-03-07T06:41:56.891-08:00I will get the Teagasc point of view later in the ...I will get the Teagasc point of view later in the week, I think the principle fear of GM revolves around lack of trust in the companys that control the technology. If it could have remained without licence (too late now) or in public hands would we fear it less?suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688359157849015354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770213180755051769.post-38785790745420484752012-03-06T08:40:25.107-08:002012-03-06T08:40:25.107-08:00You are what you eat Suzanne. If we as a nation ac...You are what you eat Suzanne. If we as a nation accept and eat GM foods then not only will it damage Irelands export market in the long term, it will have devastating long-term health implications too, for us, and for our children. Do people really know or understand that GM means 'genetically modified' ... We are not the only nation straying far from natural food and what Teagasc is trying to do is outrageous. I wish that Dr. Paddy Wall and the other food experts would focus more on fixing our 'Island hunger' instead of trying to come up with a solution for tackling world hunger.WiseMónahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560896411311415348noreply@blogger.com