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Originally Posted by pstinard Hi, the transgenic corn that is out there so far is nontoxic from a health standpoint--yeah, I know it's controversial to say that, but that seems to be the scientific consensus. There could be allergic reactions on an individual basis, but no wholesale health problems. Additives are more problematic, but the FDA assures us they are safe--again, there could be individual allergic reactions. My personal opinion is that additives unrelated to improving nutritional content should be avoided where possible. Pollutants are another matter entirely. Some of them are mutagens and cancer-inducing, so... |
So just exactly what are pollutants? Fertilizers , genetic mutations to the core of what a plant was? Cutting the core out of a wheat germ kennel to mix with another kernel? Fiddling with the DNA of a certain plant to make them resistant to a certain bug and not understanding that that company put to death a certain insect or bee or wasp or fly that fed on this crop before it was a mutant?
So for me, my first love and care is for dogs. I home feed my dogs with organic ingredients I search out, andare home feed my family.
We are all of us are at a cusp of science and technology that can nuture and help us. But judiciously. We need bioethics experts not only in the human world but in the dog world |
Hi, by pollutants, I meant fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and also industrial pollutants like mercury, dioxin, sulfur dioxide, etc. And I was only addressing the health effects of GMO corn, not the environmental effects. But I agree, we need more bioethecists in decision-making positions so ALL adverse effects can be considered.