Moms call on government to reform the food industry: 'Poison is not partisan'

If Trump wants it, the left opposes it. Isn't that how it works?


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We can start building lists on what will either be outlawed or subject to a sin tax:

seed oils
food coloring
fake sugar
real sugar
meat
dairy
eggs
 
ExpressLane said:

Moms call on government to reform the food industry: 'Poison is not partisan'​


A group of moms is pleading with the U.S. government to reform the food industry, arguing that "poison is not partisan."


Moms Across America is raising awareness about the harmful impact GMOs and other toxins could have on the health of children.

"I became involved in this fight because I found my two children really struggling with chronic illness, migraines, ADHD and gastrointestinal issues," Moms Across America board member Kelly Ryerson told "The Story" on Monday. "I, myself, have an autoimmune condition. My friends seem to all have autoimmune conditions, and I really started to take a look to see what exactly I am putting in my body."


The organization's founder, Zen Honeycutt, told Fox News that Trump nominee for Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is fighting for the safety of America’s children.


"He has been standing up for Americans for a very long time and what we're seeing is bipartisan support for this food issue," Honeycutt said.

Ryerson and Honeycutt explained that one chemical they are raising awareness about is glyphosate, an active ingredient in a weed killer.

"These pesticides are robbing us of our fertility." Ryerson said. "Very specifically, glyphosate crosses the blood-testes barrier and lands in semen. It kills sperm. So, we wonder why we have sperm counts that are down 50% over the last 50 years."

The Moms Across America founder says they sent five childhood vaccines to be tested and each was positive for glyphosate.


"Having watched RFK, Jr. dig through vast piles of data to come to his different decisions on pesticides, I agree that the same thing should happen with any pharmaceutical drug, including vaccines," Ryerson said. "If they haven't been tested, which is what he claims, and he sued on behalf of all of us to this fact, then I think that we need to look into it and see if they're harmful or not. I mean, that's just common sense. That shouldn't be something that's controversial. Look and see if they're fine or look at if they're causing a problem. That's all."


Honeycutt reminded lawmakers that "poison is not partisan."

"Cancer is not choosy," she said. "It's time for Democrats and Republicans to come together and vote for a man who is risking his life to protect the health of our children and this country."....
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Will Democrats support MAHA or will they KASA. (Keep America Sick Again)
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Everything from wheat, corn, to marijuana has been genetically modified if by no other means simply by selective breeding. Livestock is the same way.

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She's an idiot.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Everything from wheat, corn, to marijuana has been genetically modified if by no other means simply by selective breeding. Livestock is the same way. She's an idiot.
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There's a difference between that and what she's objecting to.

Genetic Modification (GMO) and traditional selective breeding or plant modification share the common goal of enhancing plant characteristics, but they differ significantly in methods, precision, and the nature of genetic changes introduced:

1. Method of Genetic Change:
  • Selective Breeding: This involves choosing plants with desirable traits to breed together, relying on natural genetic variation. Over generations, traits are slowly enhanced as desired characteristics become more prevalent. It's a natural process where only genes from closely related species are combined.
  • GMO: Genetic modification involves directly altering the DNA of an organism by inserting, deleting, or editing specific genes. This can include genes from entirely different species, which would not occur naturally through traditional breeding, hence the term "transgenic". Techniques like CRISPR, gene guns, or Agrobacterium-mediated transformation are used.

2. Precision:
  • Selective Breeding: It's less precise as it depends on the available genetic diversity and the random nature of sexual reproduction. Desired traits might come with unintended ones due to linkage disequilibrium.
  • GMO: Offers high precision in gene editing. Scientists can target specific genes or traits, often resulting in more predictable outcomes. However, unintended effects can still occur, though they are generally more controlled than in breeding.

3. Speed:
  • Selective Breeding: This process is slow, requiring multiple generations to stabilize desired traits, which can take decades or even centuries for significant changes.
  • GMO: Changes can be made in a single generation. Once the genetic trait is introduced, it can be immediately propagated, leading to much faster development of new varieties.

4. Scope of Genetic Material:
  • Selective Breeding: Limited to genes within the same species or very closely related ones (sometimes termed "cisgenic" when genes from sexually compatible plants are used).
  • GMO: Can introduce genes from any organism, including bacteria, viruses, animals, or plants from different families, thus expanding the range of possible traits beyond what natural breeding could achieve.



While traditional selective breeding and plant modification work within the natural genetic pool, GMO technology bypasses these limitations, offering new possibilities but also introducing new considerations regarding safety.

@Grok
 
Diogenes said:
There's a difference between that and what she's objecting to.

Genetic Modification (GMO) and traditional selective breeding or plant modification share the common goal of enhancing plant characteristics, but they differ significantly in methods, precision, and the nature of genetic changes introduced:

1. Method of Genetic Change:
  • Selective Breeding: This involves choosing plants with desirable traits to breed together, relying on natural genetic variation. Over generations, traits are slowly enhanced as desired characteristics become more prevalent. It's a natural process where only genes from closely related species are combined.
  • GMO: Genetic modification involves directly altering the DNA of an organism by inserting, deleting, or editing specific genes. This can include genes from entirely different species, which would not occur naturally through traditional breeding, hence the term "transgenic". Techniques like CRISPR, gene guns, or Agrobacterium-mediated transformation are used.

2. Precision:
  • Selective Breeding: It's less precise as it depends on the available genetic diversity and the random nature of sexual reproduction. Desired traits might come with unintended ones due to linkage disequilibrium.
  • GMO: Offers high precision in gene editing. Scientists can target specific genes or traits, often resulting in more predictable outcomes. However, unintended effects can still occur, though they are generally more controlled than in breeding.

3. Speed:
  • Selective Breeding: This process is slow, requiring multiple generations to stabilize desired traits, which can take decades or even centuries for significant changes.
  • GMO: Changes can be made in a single generation. Once the genetic trait is introduced, it can be immediately propagated, leading to much faster development of new varieties.

4. Scope of Genetic Material:
  • Selective Breeding: Limited to genes within the same species or very closely related ones (sometimes termed "cisgenic" when genes from sexually compatible plants are used).
  • GMO: Can introduce genes from any organism, including bacteria, viruses, animals, or plants from different families, thus expanding the range of possible traits beyond what natural breeding could achieve.



While traditional selective breeding and plant modification work within the natural genetic pool, GMO technology bypasses these limitations, offering new possibilities but also introducing new considerations regarding safety.

@Grok
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What's the difference other than the time involved?
 
Walt said:
RFK jr. wants to raise the price of processed food so high that people will find it cheaper to just have their servants make their food from scratch... I wonder how much it costs to hire servants to make all your food from scratch.
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He’s the most cut 70 year old I’ve seen as a public figure.
He at least leads by example.
 
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