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RE: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Are Genetically Modified Animals Or Plants Safe to Eat?
It depends. Why does everyone speak so generally about GMO, gene editing or whatever they are calling it now? What are they editing? Is it to make the plant resist pesticides, herbicides, pests (built in pesticide), poor ph soil, all of these or what? Also, why is the nutritional value never quantified in any of these test results? I'm not referring to the standard nutrients either, lets get a full spectrum analysis including fulvic/humic acids, trace elements and minerals to start. I see nothing more than profit motivated modifications behind these and do not support a large majority.
yes you are right i think more study on gmo is needed.
Indeed. Somebody needs to because the FDA isn't doing any testing...
However, FDA does not itself test whether genetically engineered foods are safe. The FDA has repeatedly made this clear. As Jason Dietz, a policy analyst at FDA explains about genetically engineered food: “It’s the manufacturer’s responsibility to insure that the product is safe.”[2] Or, as FDA spokesperson Theresa Eisenman said, “it is the manufacturer’s responsibility to ensure that the [GMO] food products it offers for sale are safe…”[3]
Nor does the FDA require independent pre-market safety testing for genetically engineered food. As a matter of practice, the agrichemical companies submit their own studies to the FDA as part of a voluntary “consultation.” Moreover, the FDA does not require the companies to submit full and complete information about these studies. Rather, as the FDA has testified, “After the studies are completed, a summary of the data and information on the safety and nutritional assessment are provided to the FDA for review.”[4]
https://usrtk.org/the-fda-does-not-test-whether-gmos-are-safe/