tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post887297282858521777..comments2024-02-12T05:30:13.488-05:00Comments on Fanatic Cook: EPA Quietly Raises Pesticide (Monsanto's Roundup) Limits In Fruits and VegetablesBixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-6757526801795522092013-11-07T12:34:52.954-05:002013-11-07T12:34:52.954-05:00I'll bet you that Anonymous is a guy I recentl...I'll bet you that Anonymous is a guy I recently unfriended on FB, Sean R b/c every time I posted on GMOs or Monsanto, he'd flame me too, claiming science has "proven" that GMOS are safe. Faugh! They haven't been around long enough to determine long-term effects.Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-55922345093869829792013-11-05T06:17:25.986-05:002013-11-05T06:17:25.986-05:00I loved your article. I loved that you dug into i...I loved your article. I loved that you dug into it.<br /><br />I'm so disappointed with mainstream journalism that they don't elevate these stories to the top, if they report on them at all!Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-68499713618865179522013-11-04T17:52:29.158-05:002013-11-04T17:52:29.158-05:00Hi! I just saw that you quoted me and said really...Hi! I just saw that you quoted me and said really nice things about my article! Thanks so much! -Laura SesanaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498108622825015707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-88083797825806409602013-07-10T17:26:32.099-04:002013-07-10T17:26:32.099-04:00Yes, I think it is the issue of superweeds, just l...Yes, I think it is the issue of superweeds, just like "superbugs" in hospitals. Good point Bix. But here's something else about the GMO foods themselves, though I'm not knowledgeable enough to attest to the scientific veracity of it: http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/06/12/study-links-gmo-animal-feed-to-severe-stomach-inflammation-and-enlarged-uteri-in-pigs/<br />Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-48600481216737088932013-07-10T16:20:36.416-04:002013-07-10T16:20:36.416-04:00I'm curious what Monsanto's motive was a y...I'm curious what Monsanto's motive was a year ago ... in requesting higher limits. Was it that farmers were, of necessity, spraying more Roundup to get rid of more weeds? Resistant weeds? Superweeds? Was it alternatively a foreshadowing ... do they have plans to genetically engineer vegetables to, say, resist Roundup? "Roundup Ready" In which case they would probably contain more herbicide since the plant can be sprayed directly. I'm curious...Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-37061726394726053742013-07-10T11:06:49.191-04:002013-07-10T11:06:49.191-04:00Immigrants and other low-wage workers forced to sp...Immigrants and other low-wage workers forced to spend long hours daily in fields of GMO crops, with their resistance to heavily toxic pesticides and herbicides, are dying in quite unusually high numbers from kidney & liver failure (the organs that do the filtering out of toxins from your body). And yes, I agree w/ Bix on the POPs.<br />Additionally, there's no way to know now whether GMOs & GEOs are harmful or not, as they haven't been around for a sufficient period of time to do long-terms studies of their effects on health.<br />Ebba, I wonder if the comments are generated by a Monsanto bot....Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-48602624165902993932013-07-08T17:37:32.389-04:002013-07-08T17:37:32.389-04:00Why is it that any post mentioning Monsanto attrac...Why is it that any post mentioning Monsanto attracts Anonymous's flaming comments. Curious how they all sound the same. I've read very similar comments on other blogs.Ebba Morcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-61751786277049566822013-07-08T06:16:47.274-04:002013-07-08T06:16:47.274-04:00Also note the exceptionally high pesticide load al...Also note the exceptionally high pesticide load allowed in animal and livestock feed. Is this why people who eat a lot of animal food have been measured to have high serum POP levels? (POP: persistent organic pollutants, of which pesticides are one.) Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-64540238204328907772013-07-08T05:32:37.314-04:002013-07-08T05:32:37.314-04:00Did you see GMOs anywhere in this post? There are...Did you see GMOs anywhere in this post? There are none. This has nothing to do with GMOs.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-27072070057951835842013-07-07T15:31:11.230-04:002013-07-07T15:31:11.230-04:00This is a disgrace. Limits weren't raised to p...This is a disgrace. Limits weren't raised to protect the environment. ("Environmental Protection Agency"!) Higher pesticide residues don't improve public health. They were raised so pesticide manufacturers, in this case Monsanto, and food producers can profit.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.com