Well i guess its time to talk about what on the Ballot

[bryjcom]

No. I'm advocating for this prop that exempts animals.

[Gman]

"Hey, CO has special laws on firearms."

"Screw 'em, they're not worth the hassle. We'll sell to everyone else without changing our practices."

-then-

Replace "laws on firearms" with "food labeling laws".

[Great-Kazoo]

No. I'm advocating for this prop that exempts animals.

Doesn't do or force anyone from OOS to label. Once again, till we bring back US mfg fruits, vegetables, juices etc. Railing about GMO labeling when we are over whelmed with chinese imported foods, is pointless.

[ColoFarmer]

By the way. It exempts products from animals that have been fed GMO, from being labeled..



Personally I think I have the right to know if the corn I'm eating is genetically modified with Bt Delta Endotoxin.

I know, I know... I must be CRAZY to want to know.....

I'm well aware of what it says, I'm just making sure you understand nothing will change but there will be a label on everything but organic foods. If you are eating anything with corn or soy in it, you are eating gmo's, most corn and soy is because it's the safest way to raise corn and soybeans, while having yields that will feed the world.

I commend you for wanting to know what you eat. I'll assume you buy local and direct from farmers or grow your own as much as possible. Ask the farmers who grow your food their thoughts. Keep in mind, I raise primarily natural pigs, and have test fed some non-gmo feed, because some people will pay insane prices for something that is the same protein and taste and safety as conventional fed pigs... People like you are my target consumer. Prop105 will push some/most of that cost to ALL consumers. Don't want gmo products? Great, buy non-gmo, but you should pay the premium for that, don't force everyone else to pay for your preference. That's why I will vote no and tell people they should too...

[Irving]

I'm going to ignore that analogy due to it not relating to anything we're talking about and I want you to address the one I made in my last post.

Should we do away with food and medication labels, since we can find the information elsewhere?

No we should not do away with food and medication labels. I would actually prefer it if producers would put onto the label if the foods were GMO or not. I'm leery of making them do it. If the producers were smart, they would launch pro-GMO campaigns and proudly display the GMO label as a feature, more than a warning.

[bryjcom]

I'm well aware of what it says, I'm just making sure you understand nothing will change but there will be a label on everything but organic foods. If you are eating anything with corn or soy in it, you are eating gmo's, most corn and soy is because it's the safest way to raise corn and soybeans, while having yields that will feed the world.

I commend you for wanting to know what you eat. I'll assume you buy local and direct from farmers or grow your own as much as possible. Ask the farmers who grow your food their thoughts. Keep in mind, I raise primarily natural pigs, and have test fed some non-gmo feed, because some people will pay insane prices for something that is the same protein and taste and safety as conventional fed pigs... People like you are my target consumer. Prop105 will push some/most of that cost to ALL consumers. Don't want gmo products? Great, buy non-gmo, but you should pay the premium for that, don't force everyone else to pay for your preference. That's why I will vote no and tell people they should too...

Bullshit... There are a lot of products that are not GMO and are also not organic.

Believe it or not, I 'm not a total freak about GMO. I eat it and my family eats it everytime we cook a ear of corn on the grill. I understand that. There are plenty of products that I know are most likely GMO. I would just prefer to know if I'm eating it so I can make the proper choice.

This idea that putting a freaking sticker on something is going to make everything raise in cost iis just fear mongering IMHO. Its just a chemical corp...errr I mean food industry giant monsanto that is just trying to protect their monopoly.


I've heard some pretty ridiculous arguments in this thread, so far..

Its going to contradict the federal laws.

Its going to drive up prices.

Its going to cause confusion

Its going just more bureauracry

You should check for GMO ingredients in all your own food.

The chinese don't have to label their products.





All for something that can be added to the EXISTING label.


All I want is to know if I'm eating a genetically modified organism. Its not that ridiculous of a request!

Oh the humanity

[bryjcom]

No we should not do away with food and medication labels. I would actually prefer it if producers would put onto the label if the foods were GMO or not. I'm leery of making them do it. If the producers were smart, they would launch pro-GMO campaigns and proudly display the GMO label as a feature, more than a warning.

I heard cherrios have said they are no longer/ or will not use GMO in their product.

[Great-Kazoo]

I heard cherrios have said they are no longer/ or will not use GMO in their product.

What are they going to call them once the GMO's are out, Cheeries?

[Aloha_Shooter]

Amendment 64: I don't know yet but I generally vote no on constitutional amendments unless I'm solidly convinced to go for them. Don't muck with the constitution, federal or state, unless you have a 100% solid iron-clad case for the change.

Amendment 68: No. The last thing this state needs is another mega-casino much less 3. I'm not convinced we have a funding problem with education so much as a spending and priorities problem. There's something about the vapid commercials they aired in favor of 68 that reinforces my opinion to vote against it.

Proposition 104: Probably yes.

Proposition 105: No. Again, legislation based on fear-mongering is usually a bad idea. The fact most of the anti-GMO protesters are frequently the same clueless Obamorons who support Occupy Wall Street/Denver/S--t and OFA, scream about Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming Climate Change, and think Pelosi and Reid make sense just makes me less interested in this proposition.

[Aloha_Shooter]

You should check for GMO ingredients in all your own food.

The chinese don't have too.

No, they don't have to worry about GMO ingredients in their food when they're inserting melamine into the food products to fake out the tests for protein content or using cardboard in place of meat in their char siu bao (sweet roast pork buns). The Chicoms are the last people on the planet we should be emulating when it comes to food safety.