Would You Buy Genetically Modified Food?

May 13, 2008

A recent CBS News/New York Times poll shows that 53 percent of Americans won't buy food that has been genetically modified. I can see where folks would be concerned, and wondered what you thought? Would you purchase food that had been genetically modified? Or are you a food purist at heart?

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41 Comments

2 years 31 weeks

I resent that "I prefer it!" is not an option. I also resent that I can't find certified humane, locally farmed, sustainable, fair trade eggs from golden chickens the size of ponies. They would have to live on a ranch with a few hundred acres to run around on, so that each could live the kind of life that a chicken of that caliber deserves. The extra space would be offset by the purchase of carbon credits.

2 years 42 weeks

shannon_xo is a babe WESTSIDE niggha

3 years 12 weeks

What a great resource!

PassingThru 4 years 21 weeks

If you think you don't eat GMO, peruse this, you might be surprised. I thought I ate well, I buy a lot of organic, till I read this. http://www.scribd.com/doc/8982765/NONGMO-Shopping-Guide

mme_groove 5 years 1 week

i've gotta admit, i like my seedless watermelons

darlene 5 years 1 week

No, I wouldn't

Soniabonya 5 years 1 week

I no longer buy my fruits or vegetables at the big chain stores unless it's listed as organic. i go to the local farmers markets and the little stands along the side of the roads in the valley. i rather be in touch with the farmer/grower/picker etc.

shannon_xo 5 years 1 week

i think that as a society we're a little stuck-up regarding our food concerns. GMO foods are great in that it allows more of the world to have food, its less expensive and can be distributed easily. I personally am fortunate enough that I can afford to eat non-GMO foods however, millions of people around the world cannot say the same. I dont think I have any right to knock GMO foods when I don't go hungry each night.

brittanyk 5 years 1 week

I'm sure I do it all the time. I'm sure it's not the healthiest thing in the world, oh well.

mwanamwega 5 years 1 week

I think there is a lot of misconception about genetically modified foods mainly driven by people who don't have a lot of information about these foods. People need to be educated about genetically modified foods. As some of you have indicated here, much of the fear about genetically modified foods is borne from from misinformation and propaganda by such organizations as the Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth. They have their own agenda, which is to mislead as much as they can to protect their bottom line. It's very interesting a lot of the noise about genetically modified foods doesn't come from scientists but from folks who could not complete a simple laboratory experiment when they were in high school. I have just read an article by a scientist on why we should not throw away genetically modified foods. The article is available here (http://www.gmoafrica.org/2008/05/the-furor-over-genetically-modified-foods.html.)The article reminds us that genetically modification of plants has been taking place from time immemorial. So, what scientists are doing at the moment is just improvement of what we already know. I don't see any importance of keeping throwing mud at corporation that make genetically modified seeds such as Monsanto and DuPont. They have an important role to play in enhancing food security in the world. I would advise everybody here to try to stick to science when discussing genetically modified foods. This is the only way we will bring sanity to this debate.

Dollylo 5 years 1 week

Never!!!

Dollylo 5 years 1 week

Never!!!

waffley 5 years 1 week

The biggest misconception is that GMOs are treated with chemicals, pesticides, etc. This is not true. Scientists splice genes and insert them into plant cells. The plant cells reproduce and integrate this spliced gene into their DNA. The plants then produce their own NATURAL pesticide because of this gene. The biggest problems with GMOs are reduced quality of taste, development of insect resistance to the natural pesticide, and the impossibility of pollination control.

waffley 5 years 1 week

The biggest misconception is that GMOs are treated with chemicals, pesticides, etc. This is not true. Scientists splice genes and insert them into plant cells. The plant cells reproduce and integrate this spliced gene into their DNA. The plants then produce their own NATURAL pesticide because of this gene.The biggest problems with GMOs are reduced quality of taste, development of insect resistance to the natural pesticide, and the impossibility of pollination control.

leeluvfashion 5 years 1 week

Natural all the way; I do not want a tomato made from some chemical s***.

Rancher'sGirl 5 years 1 week

I try to consume organic as much as possible now. My husband was raised on a farm; his parents raised the family food without pesticides and other chemicals. I grew up in the city, consuming supermarket produce. He is much healther, more resistant to illness. My immune system is gradually getting better. The farm is his now, and we are "home-growing" most of our food, and try to buy organic at the store. GM's just don't sound right.

emalove 5 years 1 week

Nope. I need natural!

tvjunkie45 5 years 1 week

The only food that's not GM is organic and i don't know if I could be 100% that it isn't. (That's just a highly cynical person talking though.)

hippiecowgirl 5 years 1 week

I try to do my homework and avoid unnatural stuff whenever possible. Sadly, I think a lot of things go into our food that we don't even know about. It's hard to find the info even if you look for it.

Francoisehardly 5 years 1 week

I prefer that my food be as natural as possible because I want REAL food, not something un natural that's been messed with but unfortunately, I think I would have to live elsewhere to live somewhere where food is predominately not messed with...or also grow my own food.

aimeeb 5 years 1 week

I'll pass!

aimeeb 5 years 1 week

I'll pass!

Just Oh 5 years 1 week

Good point, Angelica. We eat genetically modified foods every day. Every item in the produce section of every store, including Whole Foods, has been genetically modified by humans. So-called "heirloom" varieties of produce are simply the results of genetic modification as of thirty, forty or fifty years ago.