[quote=flu]I don’t know folks. I hate to bring the bad news. It’s not exactly like “organic” food has been safe lately either….Some of the way “organics” have been handled has been probably worse…A lot of the e.coli and other bacteria outbreaks have occurred due to contaminants…And these weren’t exactly from big bad corps either…

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Couldn’t have said it better. Anyone remember the outbreak of food poisoning (which resulted in the death of one girl and numerous cases of kidney damage) caused by Odwalla juice (promoted as organic, unpasteurized, etc.) about 15 years ago?

It’s just too convenient and really kind of foolish to believe that we can divide the world into the big bad corporations and the virtuous organic manufacturers. There are good and bad actors everywhere.

And finally, as flu pointed out, how can anyone claim to make an educated choice about the biological effect of GMOs if you don’t know the basics of biology? Hybrids, which have been being made for hundreds of years, could also be defined as genetically modified – we just don’t know much about the modifications in those circumstances. Is anyone becoming hysterical about seeds that are the result of old fashioned hybridization? I don’t think so . .