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Tropicallvr · 11-22-2006, 09:30 PM

Not sure about nation wide(US), but here in California you can tell if produce is GMO. If the produce has 5 numbers and the first number starts with a 9 then it is GMO. If it has 5 numbers and the first one starts with an 8 then it is Organic. I think conventional veggies and fruit only has 4 numbers, but I'm not totally sure about that one.
I often wonder what kind of crap I'm ingesting when I eat anything with corn products, since the majority of corn in the US is now GMO, or has been cross pollinated by it. Researchers are also testing new crops that have pharmaceutical drugs built into them since it could be a much cheaper way to produce the drugs. These areas are said to be ajacent to other for human consumption crops. Imagine getting some Viagra in your corn flakes first thing in the morning, then having some antidepressents in your veggie salad at lunch. No thanks.

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Tropicallvr Member Tropicallvr's Photo Gallery Name: Kyle Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,032 BananaBucks : 612,046 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 230 Times Was Thanked 414 Times in 163 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Genetically modified bananas Not sure about nation wide(US), but here in California you can tell if produce is GMO. If the produce has 5 numbers and the first number starts with a 9 then it is GMO. If it has 5 numbers and the first one starts with an 8 then it is Organic. I think conventional veggies and fruit only has 4 numbers, but I'm not totally sure about that one. I often wonder what kind of crap I'm ingesting when I eat anything with corn products, since the majority of corn in the US is now GMO, or has been cross pollinated by it. Researchers are also testing new crops that have pharmaceutical drugs built into them since it could be a much cheaper way to produce the drugs. These areas are said to be ajacent to other for human consumption crops. Imagine getting some Viagra in your corn flakes first thing in the morning, then having some antidepressents in your veggie salad at lunch. No thanks.