Have you ever wondered what " genetically engineered or GMO means?
GMO is also known as genetically engineered, genetically modified or Frankenfood. It seems that more and more products have the words " genetically engineered " on the packages of food.
Per Wikipedia, Genetically modified foods, GM foods or genetically engineered foods, are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering as opposed to traditional cross breeding. In the U.S., the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) favor the use of "genetic engineering" over "genetic modification" as the more precise term; the USDA defines genetic modification to include "genetic engineering or other more traditional methods."
(GMOs) refers to foods that have been modified to withstand heavy doses of pesticides, mainly glyphosate, or are engineered to contain a toxin that kills bugs when they feed on the crop. Currently, up to 93% of US corn crops were genetically modified and a staggering 96% of US soybeans grown were GMO, and those aren’t the only genetically modified foods. With these biotech foods making their way into the majority of our food, it’s important to consider their safety....https://www.mamavation.com/2015/05/hidden-gmo-ingredients.html
Why am I into the GMO subject? Great! I thought you will never ask! Here is my story.
I have been buying LOUISIANA HOT SAUCE for a very long time. The bottle that I recently bought was opened a few weeks ago. When it was poured in the food we were going to eat, we noticed several clumps inside the bottle that we have not seen in previous bottles. We thought that maybe they were molds. I wrote Louisiana Foods and here is their reply..."Thank you for the email. I have taken a look at your picture that you sent and what you are seeing is not mold but it is oxidation. The Louisiana Hot Sauce consist of three ingredients which are salt, vinegar and peppers, and all you would need to do is shake the bottle up real good and it will come back to its normal consistency ."
I wrote back and told them I am scared to feed this to my family, and that Wow! All I need is to shake it! Woo hoo! Shake, shake, shake, shake your junk away! Hmmmm.....How about you, looking at the bottle? I further asked what is genetically engineered and which ingredient was modified. Guess what? They never answered me back. Any comments?
I went to the store where I bought it, showed it to customer service. She told me that it looks like something is growing in the bottle and she would not consume it either. She gave me a replacement bottle which is still unopened. I do not know when it will be opened.
Back to the ingredient that was altered. Guess what? It is not the pepper! It is more than likely, per reading some more that it is the vinegar! Can you believe that? Why vinegar? That is a good question! Do you know how to make vinegar? No? Neither do I! Hehehehe...Looks like we do not know anything. That is not good, is it?
Well, vinegar is made of either apples or corn plus water. That explains everything, is it not? Most of the corn we eat are genetically modified! So, everything that has corn is genetically modified. How about organic food? That is a good question, we have to do research. But if you do not want food that has been altered, we have to grow our own.
Take care and read your labels before you buy!
May God bless all of us!
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