Another interesting link came in the mail today, courtesy of Jacque Harper, who found a great story I’d missed in my own local newspaper. He even found the best pullquote for me:
The problem is that bananas have not had sex for 10,000 years.
I avoid GMO foods, to the degree that I can. Packaged food labels only advertise when the food does not contain genetically-modified ingredients, which should give you an idea of the public’s perception of same. Even products labelled “certified organic” are likely to contain GMO ingredients.
Or, as Cornell University’s Public Education Project claims,
Am I eating genetically engineered foods?
The simple answer is yes.