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MFPoor 12-23-2012 05:23:09 72.4.0.230 Report to Moderator	There are actually SEVERAL reasonably accurate, quick, economical tests to determine GMO grains. In spite of all the ridiculous claims made by anti-GMO conspiracy theorist,s GMO's have no undetectable "black art" to them. They employ genetically introduced proteins that are not found in non gmo crops as the "active ingredient". It's a simple matter of testing for those proteins. Most grain elevators use a simple "strip test" to check for these proteins in grain being sold as non GMO or organic. Can be performed in a matter of a few minutes. [Reply]   [No Email]
IaGary 12-23-2012 05:37:29 108.160.228.103 Report to Moderator	Re: Organic or Non GMO in reply to MFPoor, 12-23-2012 05:23:09   Oh yeah I know about the GMO tests. But is there an easy test to check for Organic verses Non GMO? Sounds like a lot of the organic is done on good faith. Maybe I don't understand the record keeping system that they use. Gary [Reply]  [No Email]
MFPoor 12-23-2012 05:50:36 72.4.0.230 Report to Moderator	Re: Organic or Non GMO in reply to IaGary, 12-23-2012 05:37:29   From what I read here, posted by a few of the Non GMO advocates, THEY don't fully understand the record keeping/certification it takes to truly qualify as "organic". It seems some think just badmouthing what they don't understand is enough to qualify them as organic farmers. There's a great deal to actually being CERTIFIED ORGANIC. And when push comes to shove, they're EITHER Certified organic, or they aren't really organic, just claiming so to capitalize on a fad. That said, so long as they have PROPER documentation, and their crops test free of GMO proteins, it is a lot of "good faith" and there is a LOT of room for rule bending. [Reply]  [No Email]
MFPoor 12-23-2012 05:29:49 72.4.0.230 Report to Moderator	Re: Organic or Non GMO in reply to MFPoor, 12-23-2012 05:23:09   Types of effective and accurate GMO testing Nothing to fear [Reply]  [No Email]