Chalk up another victory to citizens determined to seek food free of GE content.
Meanwhile, Industrial Ag remains in denial and imagines what it does should be exempt from consumer review. Rather than believe their own propaganda, they should study conclusive peer-reviewed research – such as that from Dr. Judy Carmen – which has documented health problems from consumption of GE crops Jim http://gmojudycarman.org/new-study-shows-that-animals-are-…/
“‘This is really just a matter of listening to and being responsive to what consumers want us to put into their products,’ he said.
“Minnesota is the top sugar beet producer in the nation, followed by Idaho and North Dakota, and industry officials would not disclose how much of their sugar is sold to candy companies. About 55 percent of domestic U.S. sugar is produced from sugar beets, and nearly 100 percent of the beet seeds are genetically modified to tolerate the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup.”
http://www.startribune.com/hershey-dumps-sugar-beets-because-of-gm-concerns/363498311/
