I recently listened to a very interesting podcast about bananas on Freakonomics. It highlighted how modern farming techniques have made producing bananas fairly inexpensive. Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in the world. However, this plentiful fruit is at risk of extinction due to a fungus. This risk is partly due to our …
Since we had our series on GMOs awhile ago (read parts 1, 2, 3, and 4), I found this bit about GMO labeling legislation interesting. Back in July, the House of Representatives passed a bill called the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act 2015. This bill would allow for voluntary labeling of non-GMO foods. Foods …
Over the last 2 weeks, I’ve been discussing what GMOs are, where they are in our food supply, and the pros of using these in agriculture. If you haven’t read those posts, I recommend you read them before embarking on this one. Today, I will be discussing the cons of GMOs in food. I will …
Last week, I outlined some of the basic facts about GMOs. What they are, how we eat them, where they come from, etc. Even if you think you know a lot about GMOs, you should read it just as a refresher. Today, I will try to highlight some of the pros of using GMOs as …
I bought a box of Cheerios last week and noticed that they are labeled as GMO free. Chipotle Restaurants also recently announced that their menu is going GMO free (more on that later). Add these to news articles, blog posts, etc that I have seen in the past few weeks, GMO foods are definitely a …
