Mutant food coming to a grocer near you
Remember the nursery rhyme "Old McDonald Had a Farm?" We'd sing how Old McDonald had a farm with pigs that go "oink" and cows that go "moo." Well now it seems like the nursery rhyme needs some updating...
From Madame Noire
Remember the nursery rhyme “Old McDonald Had a Farm?” We’d sing how Old McDonald had a farm with pigs that go “oink” and cows that go “moo.” Well now it seems like the nursery rhyme needs some updating. Looks like Old McDonald has added some genetically engineered sugar beets and super-fast-growing salmon to his farm. And he’s even traded in his overalls and weed wacker for a white lab coat and chemistry set.
Today we have genetically modified (GM) foods and genetically modified organisms (GMO). There are tons of GM foods including: flour, soy, milk, canola oil, and aspartame (a sweetener). And the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) government agency that regulates what’s grown on farms recently approved the use of three new kinds of genetically engineered foods: alfalfa, a type of corn to make ethanol, and sugar beets. They also approved a super-fast-growing salmon- which will be the first (and most likely not the last) genetically modified animal to be sold in the U.S…
READ MORE ABOUT THIS STORY HERE
