Dear Editor:

This is big business, literally. I am not making a judgment about the affect on the nutritional needs of the human body, but I have to question their advertised nutritional affects. That is where the big business aspect comes in to play.

Do you the consumer, realize how much extra you are paying for organic or non GMO foods? Are you aware of the truth about GMO products? Do you know that there is no scientific proof, at all, that GMO foods are harmful to the body? This rumor was started years ago and to this day nobody can provide one shred of evidence that GMOs are harmful. But on the other hand it has been proven more products can be produced on less acres, using less water, less fuel, and less herbicides to harvest and feed more people, worldwide. Now what about the benefits? This part of the equation can be answered by the retailers.

They are making a killing. Some times twice the price of non organic or GMO.

Many of the same questions can be applied to organic foods. The Food and Drug Administration has strict rules that govern the production and distribution of foods raised on our farms.

One example-Honey, how can organic honey be produced? Can that little bee, be told where he can go to get his ingredients? But the retailers do not have to prove what makes his product organic. He just ups the price, puts his label on and collects his money.

You the consumer are paying for all of this. It might be wise for you the consumer to contact our geneticists at the U of I or some of our honey producers and get their opinion.

Concerned Citizen,

John Gilliam

Lenore

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Letter to the Editor: Should we be concerned about organic foods? - Clearwater Tribune