TOTALLY GEEKED!

huskerbb · Guru

RE: Our Government Is Ruining Dishwashers

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Blah, blah, blah. Keep towing the company line. It means nothing. And the best evidence I have? When I quit eating genetically modified food, I instantly lost weight, stopped having IBS symptoms and generally have more energy.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

GMOs aren't my issue. It isn't on my radar.

huskerbb · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Blah, blah, blah. Keep towing the company line. It means nothing. And the best evidence I have? When I quit eating genetically modified food, I instantly lost weight, stopped having IBS symptoms and generally have more energy.

LOL!!! I doubt you are even doing that. plus, that is not "evidence" of anything.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
GMOs aren't my issue. It isn't on my radar.

GMOs are messing with our agriculture.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

huskerbb wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Blah, blah, blah. Keep towing the company line. It means nothing. And the best evidence I have? When I quit eating genetically modified food, I instantly lost weight, stopped having IBS symptoms and generally have more energy.
LOL!!! I doubt you are even doing that. plus, that is not "evidence" of anything.

Doubt all you want. The only time I'm eating that stuff is when I eat out, and I can tell the difference immediately.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

You are going to lose, Husker. Nobody wants GMOs. We shouldn't be forced to consume them without our knowledge.

Tinydancer · Guru

If GMO's are so good for you why is there a problem with labeling them as such? It's because smart people would'nt eat them and farmers who want to just sell their crop to make a buck would make less bucks. Do you think you fool anyone by pretending you (general you) aren't messing with my food? I know a little about GMO's and it's from the other side of yours husker. I'll have a real debate with you if you think you're up to it. Just remember if you have to insult me to debate it I will laugh and gladly leave this thread.

huskerbb · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
GMOs aren't my issue. It isn't on my radar.
GMOs are messing with our agriculture.

The are improving it. I work in agriculture every day. I see what they do. You don't.

huskerbb · Guru

Tinydancer wrote:
If GMO's are so good for you why is there a problem with labeling them as such? It's because smart people would'nt eat them and farmers who want to just sell their crop to make a buck would make less bucks. Do you think you fool anyone by pretending you (general you) aren't messing with my food? I know a little about GMO's and it's from the other side of yours husker. I'll have a real debate with you if you think you're up to it. Just remember if you have to insult me to debate it I will laugh and gladly leave this thread.

That's the only way you debate.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

GMO has its place.

It can dramatically increase production of fruits and vegetables.

In areas where food is scarce, it can help in the fight against hunger.

But I also see the down side of it.

I think, we should be incredibly thankful that we have the ability to be so particular in the foods we choose.

Tinydancer · Guru

huskerbb wrote:
Tinydancer wrote:
If GMO's are so good for you why is there a problem with labeling them as such? It's because smart people would'nt eat them and farmers who want to just sell their crop to make a buck would make less bucks. Do you think you fool anyone by pretending you (general you) aren't messing with my food? I know a little about GMO's and it's from the other side of yours husker. I'll have a real debate with you if you think you're up to it. Just remember if you have to insult me to debate it I will laugh and gladly leave this thread.
That's the only way you debate.

So I guess your answer is insults.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

GMOs have done more for the organic industry than the organic industry could ever have done for itself. Every time I go to the grocery store, there are new organic products. Even the big food companies are responding - I can now buy organic Lays and other products. Last night at the store, the organic yogurt was sold out and none of the others were. Kroger's organic section has doubled because people are buying it and demanding more. Hershey's is changing to stop using genetically modified ingredients. Campbell's has seen the writing on the wall and has decided to voluntarily label their products. As people become more informed, the consumers are making their feelings known, and that is how a free market works.

That's all in addition to the problems Monsanto is facing overseas. They lose their lawsuits there because they haven't been able to buy their way out of trouble like here and stack the deck with former Monsanto employees.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

lilyofcourse wrote:
GMO has its place.

It can dramatically increase production of fruits and vegetables.

In areas where food is scarce, it can help in the fight against hunger.

But I also see the down side of it.

I think, we should be incredibly thankful that we have the ability to be so particular in the foods we choose.

That was the claim. It has not proven to be true.

huskerbb · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
GMOs have done more for the organic industry than the organic industry could ever have done for itself. Every time I go to the grocery store, there are new organic products. Even the big food companies are responding - I can now buy organic Lays and other products. Last night at the store, the organic yogurt was sold out and none of the others were. Kroger's organic section has doubled because people are buying it and demanding more. Hershey's is changing to stop using genetically modified ingredients. Campbell's has seen the writing on the wall and has decided to voluntarily label their products. As people become more informed, the consumers are making their feelings known, and that is how a free market works.

That's all in addition to the problems Monsanto is facing overseas. They lose their lawsuits there because they haven't been able to buy their way out of trouble like here and stack the deck with former Monsanto employees.

Which is ruining the global environment.

Organic crops produce between 1/2 and 2/3 that of conventionally grown crops. That means instead of needing 1 acre to grow X amount of food, it takes 1.5-2.

Where is this land going to come from? Rain forests, wetlands, wild grasslands and many marginal farming environments. Soon, there will be nothing left for wildlife.

-- Edited by huskerbb on Saturday 16th of January 2016 11:17:02 AM

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Scare tactics and fear mongering. Your yields are not anywhere near what was promised. And the side effects make it not worth it.

huskerbb · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Scare tactics and fear mongering. Your yields are not anywhere near what was promised. And the side effects make it not worth it.

WTF are you babbling about? Do you even know what the average corn yield in this country has done over the past 20 years????

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically ...

www.ucsusa.org/.../genetic-engineering/fai...

Union of Concerned Scientists

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops (2009). Contrary ... soybeans and herbicide-tolerant corn has not increased yields.

Do GMO Crops Really Have Higher Yields? | Mother Jones

www.motherjones.com/.../do-gmo-crops-have-lower-yields

Mother Jones

Feb 13, 2013 - While some GM varieties delivered small yield gains, others did not. .... That sounds risky to me for a company who promised us Agent Orange ...

Research Shows that Monsanto's Big Claims for GMO Food ...

www.alternet.org/.../why-monsanto-wrong-about-gm-crop-pro...

AlterNet

Jun 25, 2013 - (Perhaps not coincidentally, Monsanto and Syngenta are major sponsors of ... GM crops generally have higher yields due to both breeding and ...

Bad News For Big Ag -- GMO Crops Don't Increase Yields ...

www.foodrenegade.com/bad-news-for-big-ag-gmo-crops-dont-increase-...

Apr 20, 2009 - Looks like those were just empty promises. ... In fact, when they contrasted yields of genetically engineered ... and soy products that are not explicitly labeled “organic” or “GMO-free,” chances are you're eating these foods!

Report: Monsanto's Latest GM Maize Doesn't Reduce Pests ...

naturalsociety.com/monsantos-latest-gm-maize-doesnt-reduce-pests-or-in...

Dec 10, 2015 - Monsanto promised that its latest and greatest GM crop, MON810, ... banned by most of Europe, would increase yields and stop crop loss due to pests. ... In other EU countries almost no genetically modified maize is sown.

New Study: GMO Crops DON'T Increase Crop Yields

theantimedia.org/new-study-gmo-crops-dont-increase-yields/

Apr 12, 2015 - The often repeated lie by pro-GMO trolls is coming apart. ... in stark contrast to an amalgamation of scientists who say that GM crops have “failed to yield” as promised. ... This study was not done by some no-name idiot either.

Do we need GM to Feed the World? - GM Education ...

www.gmeducation.org › Terminology

GM is not the quick fix it is often purported to be. The promises of higher yields, drought and salt resistance are currently unfulfilled by the GM industries, where ...

US Farmers Realize Disadvantages of Genetically ...

www.dailytech.com/...Genetically+Engineered.../article19802....

DailyTech

Oct 5, 2010 - To use Roundup on not GM crops, you have to wait until the weeds are ...... A conventional farmer could keep some of his yield as seeds for the ...

10 Reasons Why We Don't Need GM Foods - GMO Inside

gmoinside.org/10-reasons-why-we-dont-need-gm-foods/

Mar 20, 2013 - Despite the promises, GM has not increased the yield potential of any commercialised crops. In fact, studies show that the most widely grown ...

Genetically Engineered Promises & Farming Realities | The ...

wealthofthecommons.org/.../genetically-engineered-promises-farming-re...

In spite of this carpeting of the country by GE crops, has the yield dream been realized? According to ... Categorically, GM seeds are not the most high-yielding.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Simple google searches show the holes in your arguments. The ONLY support for GM agriculture comes from or is funded by those who make money off of it.

huskerbb · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Simple google searches show the holes in your arguments. The ONLY support for GM agriculture comes from or is funded by those who make money off of it.

So--you have no clue and can't answer the question.

Also, you are dead wrong. A summary of more than SEVENTEEN HUNDRED worldwide studies on the subject contradict the nutjobs' blogs you cite.

GMOs Are Nothing to Fear

Genetic modification is a safe and effective way to make America’s crops resilient.

By Pamela BaileyNov. 4, 2013, at 4:30 p.m.+ More

Italian scientists recently read and summarized 1,783 scientific studies to conclude that there is, in fact, scientific consensus around the safety of genetically modified organisms. "The scientific research conducted so far has not detected any significant hazards directly connected with the use of genetically modified crops," they concluded, agreeing with the World Health Organization, the Food and Drug Administration and the American Medical Association.

In fact, there has never been a single credible scientific study showing GMOs to have harmful effects on humans, animals or our environment. But scientific consensus hasn't stopped activists from demanding mandatory labeling on all genetically modified foods. Yet there already exists an effective and uniform way for consumers around the country to identify non-GMO products: the presence of a USDA-certified organic label.

Genetic modification is a safe and effective way to make America's crops resistant to drought and pestilence, and it helps ensure the country produces enough food to feed our families and the world, especially developing nations. Simply put, GM technology means that scientists take the naturally-occurring, desirable traits of one plant and add them to another. No chemicals are involved.

[Read Andrew Kimbrell: The Case for Labeling GMOs]

Farmers have been using GMOs for nearly 20 years, and between 70 percent and 80 percent of the food you consume contains GM ingredients. The use of this technology ensures farmers can grow more food, fend off infestations and recover from drought faster. GM technology also helps to keep food prices lower. Without it, the cost of key agricultural commodities would go up 15 percent to 30 percent. GM technology is more environmentally friendly as well. From 1996 to 2011, biotech crops have collectively reduced global pesticide applications by 1.04 billion pounds.

Earlier this year, The New York Times profiled the use of GM technology to save Florida's oranges from deadly bacteria that would otherwise wipe out the entire crop. Similarly, scientists could save millions of children from malnutrition by infusing Asia's rice paddies with vitamin A, creating so-called "Golden Rice."

Currently, the FDA does not require foods to be labeled as having been produced with GM technology because it has found that there is no health risk associated with these foods or any material difference between GM and non-GM foods. Nonetheless, recently some groups have put forward state ballot initiatives and legislation to require special labels for products containing these ingredients.

[See a collection of political cartoons on the economy.]

These initiatives – which could mislead consumers into thinking GM foods pose a health risk or are materially different from conventionally produced products – would create an unnecessary patchwork of conflicting state labeling requirements, which would snarl interstate commerce, create confusion and increase costs for consumers.

There is a better way to be open with consumers about the food they eat. The FDA should maintain its role as America's foremost food safety authority and, when food ingredients are proven to impact consumer health, they should use their federal authority to label foods with those ingredients in all 50 states.

The FDA has determined, along with those 1,700-plus other studies, that GM foods pose no risk to America's families and, as such, do not warrant a label. We should follow the science and stop the fear-mongering. We don't need a series of regulations and labels to tell us what we already know: Genetically modified foods are safe.

huskerbb · Guru

Also, here are the average corn yields. Not the nearly DOUBLED increases per year for the past 20 years compared to previously.

Fig. 2. Linear rates (b coefficients) of corn grain yield increase per acre per year calculated by simple linear regression of state average corn grain yield (Indiana) versus production year over differing length time periods. Source of yield data used in the regressions = USDA-NASS (2006).

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

You left off the last line of that article.

"Pamela Bailey is president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association."

Try a neutral article please.

huskerbb · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
You left off the last line of that article.

"Pamela Bailey is president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association."

Try a neutral article please.

??? Why would she care whether she sells Organic products or GMO's? They make more on organic because they can charge ignorant consumers more.

You have not posted ONE "neutral" article. You have posted only crap off of nutjobs' blogs.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Grocers don't make more off organic items. The margin is the same on organic as non organic. They cost more to produce, so the grocer is charged more and has to pass along that higher ticket to the customer. But they don't make any more off of it themselves. The more affordable they can make it, the more they will sell.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

huskerbb wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
You left off the last line of that article.

"Pamela Bailey is president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association."

Try a neutral article please.
??? Why would she care whether she sells Organic products or GMO's? They make more on organic because they can charge ignorant consumers more.

You have not posted ONE "neutral" article. You have posted only crap off of nutjobs' blogs.

Then tell me why the Grocer's are spending millions to prevent labeling if they have no stake?

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I think the margins for grocers is very slim compared to other businesses. After my dad retired from his job as an engineer at Sylvania, he bought a small local grocery store and operated that for a few years. It was a very difficult go and he didn't make much. And, it was the smallest grocery in a small town so he wound up closing it up. He couldn't compete with the bigger grocers who could sell at slightly cheaper prices. Sometimes he would buy stuff from the bigger ones and resell the items to make pennies.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

The burst of anti-label lobbying is aimed in part to muster Congressional support for legislation sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) that would block state-level GMO labeling efforts, impede moves by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require GMO labeling nationwide and codify the current, failed voluntary labeling system.

The Pompeo bill, dubbed the DARK (Deny Americans the Right to Know) Act by advocates of GMO labeling, was originally introduced in April 2014. Pompeo reintroduced similar legislation under the same name on March 25 of this year.

Last May, Vermont became the first state to enact legislation to require GMO labeling. The Grocery Manufacturers Association and other trade groups filed a lawsuit in an effort to prevent the law from being implemented. If the suit fails, all food made with GMOs that is sold in Vermont must be labeled, effective July 1, 2016. Connecticut and Maine have passed GMO labeling laws that would go into effect if other northeastern states pass similar legislation. State legislators in 30 other states introduced more than 70 labeling bills in 2013 and 2014.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association -- one of the DARK Act’s most vocal supporters – disclosed $5.8 million in lobbying expenditures tied to GMO labeling last year, up sharply from $60,000 in 2013. The association’s member organizations separately disclosed another $25.4 million in lobbying expenditures tied to GMO labeling last year. Of that, almost half -- $13.3 million -- came from beverage giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.

Full article - http://www.ewg.org/research/anti-label-lobby

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.

FNW · Guru

Would anyone eat the meat of a cloned animal?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Mellow Momma wrote:
Grocers don't make more off organic items. The margin is the same on organic as non organic. They cost more to produce, so the grocer is charged more and has to pass along that higher ticket to the customer. But they don't make any more off of it themselves. The more affordable they can make it, the more they will sell.

I was thinking they probably don't make more from organic. Truth is, it isnt very economical.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.

Where do you buy your food? Cause it comes from all over the world.

It winter right now, why do we have strawberries and melons in our stores?

Cause they are shipped in from all over.

Bananas, greens, basically anything fresh in the stores have come from everywhere.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.

Every piece of produce you eat must have a COOL. Country of Origin Label. It's the law. All you have to do is read the little stickers on the produce. Meat doesnt have the country on it, but has the company name on it.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.
Where do you buy your food? Cause it comes from all over the world.
It winter right now, why do we have strawberries and melons in our stores?
Cause they are shipped in from all over.
Bananas, greens, basically anything fresh in the stores have come from everywhere.

Well, that's the thing. really dont' know where all the food comes from. Obviously, they aren't growing bananas in Pennsylvania. biggrin

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lawyerlady wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
You left off the last line of that article.

"Pamela Bailey is president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association."

Try a neutral article please.
??? Why would she care whether she sells Organic products or GMO's? They make more on organic because they can charge ignorant consumers more.

You have not posted ONE "neutral" article. You have posted only crap off of nutjobs' blogs.
Then tell me why the Grocer's are spending millions to prevent labeling if they have no stake?

The Grocery Manufacturers are against it. Grocers are typically for it. A grocer is the store owner. A grocery manufacturer is a big company who makes your food. Important distinction.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.
Every piece of produce you eat must have a COOL. Country of Origin Label. It's the law. All you have to do is read the little stickers on the produce. Meat doesnt have the country on it, but has the company name on it.

I do. I am not so concered about fresh fruits and veggies. Meat, i do look at. But, prepared or canned ingredients i would like to know. China doesn't really give a crap what they put in their food.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.
Where do you buy your food? Cause it comes from all over the world.
It winter right now, why do we have strawberries and melons in our stores?
Cause they are shipped in from all over.
Bananas, greens, basically anything fresh in the stores have come from everywhere.

Well, that's the thing. really dont' know where all the food comes from. Obviously, they aren't growing bananas in Pennsylvania.

Read the COOL. It's the law. It has to be on there somewhere.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.
Every piece of produce you eat must have a COOL. Country of Origin Label. It's the law. All you have to do is read the little stickers on the produce. Meat doesnt have the country on it, but has the company name on it.
I do. I am not so concered about fresh fruits and veggies. Meat, i do look at. But, prepared or canned ingredients i would like to know. China doesn't really give a crap what they put in their food.

A canned food runs the risk of contamination regardless of where it's made. I really wouldn't eat anything from a can or a box these days. Almost all of the things in cans/boxes are made in country because the cost of shipping it, already made and boxed across the ocean is too cost prohibitive.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.
Every piece of produce you eat must have a COOL. Country of Origin Label. It's the law. All you have to do is read the little stickers on the produce. Meat doesnt have the country on it, but has the company name on it.
I do. I am not so concered about fresh fruits and veggies. Meat, i do look at. But, prepared or canned ingredients i would like to know. China doesn't really give a crap what they put in their food.
A canned food runs the risk of contamination regardless of where it's made. I really wouldn't eat anything from a can or a box these days. Almost all of the things in cans/boxes are made in country because the cost of shipping it, already made and boxed across the ocean is too cost prohibitive.

You never eat anything from a can? You dont use canned broth or occasion? Or , use any food that is prepared in anyway? There are canned goods being shipped to this country.

FNW · Guru

I use boxed broths.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I use short cuts too at times.

When you are making 3 meals a day, it's nice having a box of broth or can of something to speed the process.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.

Right now, I'd rather buy food from China. Even they have banned genetically modified seeds.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
I use boxed broths.

Me, too! I still buy a few things in cans, but most of the organic versions and non-gmo versions come in boxes, now. And the boxes are easier to open - you don't have to have a can opener.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
You left off the last line of that article.

"Pamela Bailey is president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association."

Try a neutral article please.
??? Why would she care whether she sells Organic products or GMO's? They make more on organic because they can charge ignorant consumers more.

You have not posted ONE "neutral" article. You have posted only crap off of nutjobs' blogs.
Then tell me why the Grocer's are spending millions to prevent labeling if they have no stake?
The Grocery Manufacturers are against it. Grocers are typically for it. A grocer is the store owner. A grocery manufacturer is a big company who makes your food. Important distinction.

Notice the capitalized "G" in Grocer's after quoting about the Grocery Manufacturers Association. It was shorthand for that organization, I thought that was clear.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.
Every piece of produce you eat must have a COOL. Country of Origin Label. It's the law. All you have to do is read the little stickers on the produce. Meat doesnt have the country on it, but has the company name on it.
I do. I am not so concered about fresh fruits and veggies. Meat, i do look at. But, prepared or canned ingredients i would like to know. China doesn't really give a crap what they put in their food.
A canned food runs the risk of contamination regardless of where it's made. I really wouldn't eat anything from a can or a box these days. Almost all of the things in cans/boxes are made in country because the cost of shipping it, already made and boxed across the ocean is too cost prohibitive.
You never eat anything from a can? You dont use canned broth or occasion? Or , use any food that is prepared in anyway? There are canned goods being shipped to this country.

No. I don't eat anything from a can. I make my own broth and have it in the freezer in ready to use portions. I don't eat canned soup, I make my own. I make spaghetti sauce from tomatoes in the fall. I don't eat food from a can.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Well gee even Martha Stewart uses some canned goods.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I want to know where my food is coming from. No, i don't want to buy food from China.
Every piece of produce you eat must have a COOL. Country of Origin Label. It's the law. All you have to do is read the little stickers on the produce. Meat doesnt have the country on it, but has the company name on it.
I do. I am not so concered about fresh fruits and veggies. Meat, i do look at. But, prepared or canned ingredients i would like to know. China doesn't really give a crap what they put in their food.
A canned food runs the risk of contamination regardless of where it's made. I really wouldn't eat anything from a can or a box these days. Almost all of the things in cans/boxes are made in country because the cost of shipping it, already made and boxed across the ocean is too cost prohibitive.
You never eat anything from a can? You dont use canned broth or occasion? Or , use any food that is prepared in anyway? There are canned goods being shipped to this country.
No. I don't eat anything from a can. I make my own broth and have it in the freezer in ready to use portions. I don't eat canned soup, I make my own. I make spaghetti sauce from tomatoes in the fall. I don't eat food from a can.

Except for when you do.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Because, unless you are making everything you eat from scratch, meaning never eating out or eating food from any where but what you make, you do eat food, of some kind, from cans, at some point.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Or if you eat out. They used cannex lroducts. Martha Stewart was using canned tomatoes and canned olives and other ingredients. So you do not have a single canned product in your home?

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Or if you eat out. They used cannex lroducts. Martha Stewart was using canned tomatoes and canned olives and other ingredients. So you do not have a single canned product in your home?

I have pasta in a box, flour, sugar, olive oil etc. But nothing in a can. Sorry. Why is that so hard to believe?! I manage a natural-organic food co-op for heaven's sake. When I cook, I don't use ingredients with ingredients. I use food without a label, except for pasta noodles which I only make once or twice a year.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Are you inspecting the kitchens of every place you eat out for canned goods?