At 57 I am a relatively healthy man, and work at trying to be healthy...I eat good most of the time, try to avoid fattening foods, and have recently been shedding a few pounds by incorporating more organically grown fruits and vegetables into my daily diet. It was this change in my food choices that saw me "become aware" of the dangers of GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms) and the dangers they are presenting to our food supply here in America, and around the world...a danger that we all are now becoming much more aware of as companies like Monsanto try to control and patent the very foods we need to sustain life.
The more I learned, the more alarming use of GMO's in our food supply and has become in my life. So a regular part of my morning routine now includes doing a quick Google search to see what is new in GMO news.
Today there is a very disturbing article out about ROGUE GMO wheat found growing in a farmer's field out in Oregon! Can hear readers asking themselves, "Rogue Wheat?"
The strain in question was developed YEARS AGO by the king pin of genetically modified organisms, Monstanto...of course it was, and for some reason which they choose not to share with us, the experimental strand of wheat which was supposed to tolerate it's Round Up herbicide and the testing of it were discontinued in 2004. All the test plots were supposedly cleared, the wheat, seeds and anything else associated with the experimental wheat destroyed by those farmers who had been involved in the project ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS...read this to mean there was no actual follow up done to make sure these folks actually destroyed all the seeds, and if you are thinking our beloved USDA was keeping a close eye on things, forget about that as they do not have adequate funds to properly police these types of things. LOVELY!
Fast forward to 2013 and the crop of Rogue wheat found in Oregon...major concern in this fast breaking story is this UNAPPROVED Rogue Wheat strand has for years now found its way into our FOOD SUPPLY, thus potentially tainting untold amounts of our wheat supplies. The concern is of such magnitude that Japan has CANCELLED a major wheat order pending further investigation into the matter.
Isn't it time for the United States government to just say "NO" to genetically modified organisms?
You can read the full article here.
