Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Broken Food System

In light of our conversation about Food, Inc and our broken food system, this NPR article caught my attention. It's an examination of our organic foods (specifically corn and alfalfa) and how there are most likely traces of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in the food which is labeled "organic". This cross pollination is very upsetting to some people and 77% of organic food buyers say that they would discontinue buying a product if there were traces of GMOs in it. Unfortunately, cross pollination is basically inevitable as our food system currently stands.

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