BT corn a GMO will kill insects that eat it that sounds great until you realize that means it is an insecticide and they are feeding it to us. There are studies that prove that it does not improve crop yield but it does destroy the land for anything else.
If insecticides should be labeled my answer is yes

This post was edited by d0ug on Thu, Oct 9, 14 at 18:30

It is a good question if it gives bigger crops after posting I got curious and with a little research the GM crops are no better than the non GM.
http://www.undergroundhealth.com/gmo-versus-non-gmo-the-shocking-corn-comparison/

http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/our-failing-food-system/genetic-engineering/failure-to-yield.html#.VDcNthbDU7Q

http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2013/02/do-gmo-crops-have-lower-yields
So the idea of feeding the over population might be better served by non GMOs

All growing plants contain insecticides to prevent being eaten. If they did not we would not have any thing to eat. The question is which ones are being added to food stuffs.

Technically, seedless fruits and veggies, orange carrots, and any other crops bred to exploit beneficial (to us) mutations, are GM.
I am not against this type of genetic modification.

Every time I eat name brand corn flakes they taste great but I barely get bowl in sink when I run to bathroom & up it all comes. I have a lot of allergies so couple of times of "losing my breakfast food" was enough to cure me of eating cornflakes. I know they put a "mold" gene in 1 of the foods, I'm very allergic to mold & can't have penicillin .I want them labeled so I know why I'm getting sick & so I can avoid that item.

Well yes, if anything makes you sick or allergic to it then it should be labeled, just like peanut butter.
So far I've been hearing that GMO foods are safe and research has shown it.

Gosh, the misinformation that surrounds genetically modified foods is enormous!! A great deal of it is due to organizations that promote fear mongering above scientific research. (btw, the term should be 'genetically engineered', as genetic modification occurs naturally with cross pollination).

First, in the grand scheme of agriculture, very few crops have been genetically altered. And to date, no animals. And most of those crops have been altered only to become resistant to herbicides or insecticides that would have been sprayed on them anyway, were they not modified. So you are getting the impact of the pesticide either way.

Bt modified corn is one example. Bacillus thuringiensis is a naturally occuring organism that is a targeted pesticide for various caterpillars and depending on strain, some insect larvae. It is widely used for all manner of agricultural and horticultural purposes and is considered an organic control. Bt is widely used as a spray in populated areas to control gypsy moths and is a primary control for mosquito larvae. It has been found to have NO affect on humans, animals, birds or anything other than the targeted organisms.

Bt has been used for years to control corn borer and corn ear worm. Bt modified corn has been altered to express the protein in Bt into the corn's DNA to result in the same sort of resistance to the corn pests as spraying would accomplish. It HAS resulted in better yields - they wouldn't continue this very expensive process otherwise - and it certainly does not "destroy the land for anything else". Afterall, this organism exists naturally in the soil!

Discussions about the pros and cons of genetically modified foods are fine but lets enter into it from a place of knowledge rather than a rote repetition of unfounded speculation. Do your research first and make sure the sources are science-based.

As to labelling, I really don't have a horse in that race......I don't really care at this point in time but will save my objections, if any, when the scope of GMO'd food crops is larger, if that should occur.

fwiw, you should know that there are no vegetable seeds or plant starts available to home gardeners that have been genetically modified. This type of technology is reserved only for big agriculture - it is hugely expensive and takes many years to develop - so if you DO have concerns, grow your own produce.

Often throwing up after eating something is your mind. My father had that problem. He loved steak with tomato sauce, potatoes, and a few carrots. He always got sick after he ate. However when I cut the meat up in chunks and called it beef stew he had no problems. He did this with several things that he loved but had convinced himself that he should not be eating them.

What do you say about this...true or false?

Here is a link that might be useful: Report: GMOs linked to gluten disorders plaguing 18 million Americans

All the test say it is safe but who done the test the people who make the GMOs.
The GMO backed government said that no one needs to test because we said so.
The test were done for 90 days then ended but test in other countries went further and showed cancer and other problems.
This is probably why Europe and many countries are saying no to GMOs they are not yet controlled by the GMO lobby.
The BS about feeding the world has not panned out and there is prof that GM crops are no better than non GM crops.
It is very hard to get main stream media to cover the truth and the only ones that are are the alternative media.

"What do you say about this...true or false?"

False.

The source is a political organization, not a scientific one.

There might be something about GMOs to be concerned with, but people like this guy only add to confusion, not to understanding.

Thank you all!

Colorado had a vote in this, 66% said no.

Here is a link that might be useful: Colorado Mandatory Labeling of GMOs Initiative, Proposition 105 (2014)

I think everyone has a right to know what they are eating.
Some ill informed say they don't have the right to know what they are eating.