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Genetically Modified Foods (GMO's)

post #1 of 5
7/13/02 at 4:45pm
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For those interested in the subject of genetically modified foods, this link will be of interest. It includes lists some foods that contain them by name if you're trying to avoid them or even if you are trying to use them.

http://www.truefoodnow.org/gmo_facts/product_list/

Edited addendum: :eek: I just looked at the list of candies and cookies, condiments (Hellman, Heinz, Delmonte, & Hunts catsup gmo's all), Thomas' English muffins, those nice healthy grained Peppridge Farm breads, HealthyChoice frozen meals, coke, pepsi, and numerous fruit drinks, most well known brands of soup, oh the list goes on and on. Fortunately for those who care about avoiding GMO foods, there're also lists of other less well known brands that do not have GMO's.

It seems to boil down to the bigger the name, the more chance it is GMO'd. Even many baby products (Enfamil, for example) are GMO'd.
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post #2 of 5
7/15/02 at 9:36pm
did you say baby products??? :eek: Im gonna have to check out this list.....im feeding my 3 week old son Similac with Iron. The doc said to get this. If it has been GMO'd should I be worried? :confused:

Jodi

Edit: Oh well...Im stuck. :rolleyes: There is NO GMO'd baby formula. All the baby formula had been GMO'd. That shouldn't surprise me..how else would they get all those vitamins and minerals in that small can of yellow stuff.
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post #3 of 5
7/16/02 at 7:07am
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Shawtycat, I wouldn't lose sleep about what you can't change. This stuff is pervasive. In many cases the gmo process merely accelerates what breeders have been doing all along when they create hybrids.

It has not yet been demonstrated to have any effect on the people who ingest it as far as I know. Most of what I have heard against it has to do with its effect on the environment. Perhaps someone else has more specific info on it.

As I understand it one of the more pervasive fears about ingesting gm foods is that the added genetic material might be taken from a food that people commonly have allergic reactions to (peanuts for example), or from something like fish or meat that vegetarians might object to. And of course, we have no way of knowing the source of the added genetic material.

For those who try to avoid GM foods as much as possible:
--As for your fruit & veggies, those annoying little stickers do contain some useful info. All of them have at least 4 numbers. Some have 5 numbers ending in "4" or "9" that supposedly indicate the food is organic or gm'd.
--For the rest, bookmark the site that lists branded foodstuffs. It's updated from time to time and very extensive.
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post #4 of 5
7/16/02 at 8:14am
As pointed out by Alexia, most of the GMO stuff is simply working with the item's natural gene pool. It's the same as selective breeding but done in the lab. From my understanding, these items are not required to be tested or approved as it's the items natural gene potential. That's most of what you're seeing in formula and so on. I don't believe these are required to label as GMO either.

The "frankenfood" is the stuff that uses artificial genes or genes from other species, plant or animal. That requires testing and labeling.

Phil
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post #5 of 5
7/16/02 at 11:03am
So the baby formula is "naturally mutated" then ? That would be kinda a relief....i think

Jodi
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