The Belt and Beyond | June 5th, 2014

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WTH are gmos?!
By Jackie Talero-Rueda, The Crunchy Mom
After watching a documentary on YouTube called,
Genetic Roulette The Gamble of Our Lives, I
started learning more about GMOs and tried
avoiding them at all costs. GMOs are genetically
modified organisms. A GMO is an organism whose
genetic material has been altered using genetic
engineering techniques. What’s the big deal you
ask? Well I’ll give you two very important reasons. They are in
about 85% of the processed foods we consume yet few studies
have been conducted on their safety and long term effects from
eating them. The few studies that have been done are by the same
company that makes the GMO seeds and only for a period of 3
months! The second reason is that GMO seeds call for a greater use
of chemical pesticides and herbicides because they are engineered
to resist them. GMO crops can be sprayed with higher amounts
of these weed and pest killers (A very popular weed killer brand
comes to mind) and nothing happens to the crop. We are eating
this pesticide infested food! Gross. GMOs were introduced to our
food supply in the late 90’s and of course, without sufficient testing.
By 2012, 88% of corn (maize) and 94% of soy grown in the United
States were genetically modified, according to the US Department
of Agriculture. I could go back and forth on the vast amount of
health problems GMOs could potentially be causing but I’m not a
scientist. I’m just a mom doing tons of research for the well being
of my family. Currently, 64 countries around the world require
labeling of GMOs. The US isn’t one of them. So what did I do? I
started buying organic because anything certified organic CANNOT
be genetically modified. Some products are also certified Non-GMO
and I also buy those. Hopefully the FDA will hear the pleas of many
concerned citizens and start requiring the labeling of GMO produce,
products, and GMO fed animals. In the meantime you can visit
some of these websites so you can educate yourself on GMO foods
and have an “aha moment” like I did.
www.nongmoproject.org, www.justlabelit.org, www.gmoanswers.com
Questions? Email Jackie at jcrunchymom@gmail.com
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