What's in my potato?

www.eusem.com: The film "What is in my potato" shows that research is being carried out to uncover in great detail how potatoes may differ in metabolism and constituents, depending on where they have been grown, which varieties are analysed, or whether they have been genetically modified. Issues in food safety usually concern the presence of contaminants, chemical residues, food additives, the influence of storage, spoilage or effects of preparation. Since the introduction of genetically modified plants in agriculture and the food chain, it became important to also analyse less obvious differences in crops and foods and the metabolic profiles of the original crops. Detailed studies on the exact composition of unprocessed foods, like shown in the film "What is in my potato", are the result of a long debate on substantial equivalence of conventional, organic and novel crops and foods. See www.eusem.com

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[mississhippy]

@geniussmiddy

We seem to have managed with normal potatoes for quite a while now, haven't we?

[geniussmiddy]

@mississhippy It's just a shame those natural potatoes produce tubers the size of your thumb and are toxic to eat.

If only there was some way of just getting the blight resistance in the edible potatoes without getting all the other traits mixed in there.

[mississhippy]

There are natural forms of potato that resist blight.

We don't want GM or GMO in England thanks.

[mississhippy]

Greenpeace India legally challenged the American biotechnology firm Monsanto over the claimed safety of BT Brinjal. Monsanto was then forced to allow tests to be carried out which were conducted by Gilles-Eric Seralini of the University of Caen. The tests on rats showed that those given the genetically modified food had signs of liver and kidney damage. The toxic food also affected female rats by raising their blood sugar levels and also levels of triglycerides (fatty substances in the body).

[Jai666666666]

Food? They're one step away from making the worlds first genocidal bomb. Along with Nano technology, and mass poluting the sea, I think they can get those 5.5 Billion decrease in the population right on schedual. Not too fast, but at a controlled rate until the final solution is perfected. How many years are left? Another five, ten years? Could we live a little longer if we go to finish life in a National Park? Please masters, just a few more years?

[mczanatta]

Too late!

[hebephoebe]

Whatever you discover...keep our spuds GM free!!