Eremophila’s Musings

When we put food into our mouths, we are making a statement. About what the food is, about where it has come from, about it’s acceptability. Of course there are usually compromises along the way, as few of us can have the luxury of eating totally according to what we believe. Nonetheless, I am always looking for ways that help me to live and eat according to my principles.

And so I come again to the GMO issue. I am not swayed by the fast talking salesmen/women who are pressing me to buy their products. Yesterday, Bob Phelps published an article where he warns on feeding the world with GM food. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7530

Bob Phelps is Executive Director of http://www.geneethics.org/

But how many times am I unwittingly purchasing a product that includes GMO’s? The labelling laws in Australia are weighed in favour of the manufacturer, not the consumer, and it can be very difficult to determine just what is in a product.

http://sites.greenpeace.org.au/ has provided information for the consumer on:True Food Network : Welcome

They provide a range of information to enable the consumer to make well-informed choices on the food consumed, and on ways to voice concerns. To be pro-active.

In South Australia the Genetic Food Information Network also is a great resource. http://users.picknowl.com.au/~sagfin/

Information is the beginning of knowledge, the beginning of wisdom.

The final word must go to David Suzuki, who is his book Naked Ape to Superspecies says:

“Our disconnection from the Earth is epitomised by our relationship to food. Most urban people associate food with supermarkets but fail to connect it with the land”