Comments on: Consumers unsure about new food technologies http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/consumers-unsure-about-new-food-technologies/archives/202 Facts, opinions and reflections on being a techno-geek granolarancher Mom Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:57:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Sara http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/consumers-unsure-about-new-food-technologies/archives/202#comment-6021 Sara Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:05:14 +0000 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/consumers-unsure-about-new-food-technologies/archives/202#comment-6021 Those are really good points, Rebecca. Especially about the public's erosion of trust in the FDA's science-based decision making abilities. It sounds to me like you are in favor of scientifically-based decisions, though, just not sure the FDA has made good ones. Am I correct? If not the FDA, who can we trust? I get so much inaccurate information through the web, e-mails, etc., sometimes from people that are garnering a huge following (like Dr. Mercola), and many of who have their own very mercenary motivations. Where to turn? Those are really good points, Rebecca. Especially about the public’s erosion of trust in the FDA’s science-based decision making abilities. It sounds to me like you are in favor of scientifically-based decisions, though, just not sure the FDA has made good ones. Am I correct?

If not the FDA, who can we trust? I get so much inaccurate information through the web, e-mails, etc., sometimes from people that are garnering a huge following (like Dr. Mercola), and many of who have their own very mercenary motivations.

Where to turn?

]]> By: Rebecca T. of HonestMeat http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/consumers-unsure-about-new-food-technologies/archives/202#comment-6007 Rebecca T. of HonestMeat Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:53:46 +0000 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/consumers-unsure-about-new-food-technologies/archives/202#comment-6007 Considering we are a democratic nation, it is the citizens, a.k.a. consumers, that should dictate how our government runs. If our citizens are poorly informed, ignorant, etc. that is because they have chosen to let their government dumb down the education system and chosen to let corporations determine just how informed we are. For example, we let our last president bankrupt our country for war instead of investing in education. Also, when our government agencies such as the FDA (that are supposed to protect us and that are supposed to make well-informed, scientifically-based decisions)approve drugs that then turn out to be dangerous and deadly, our citizens rightfully step back and say, "hmm, I don't know if I can trust their decision-making abilities. I will have to do my own investigating or I might have to refrain from using newer drugs (technologies) that don't have a long history of scientific review." So we go back to things that we do know, that have been around for millenia, things like whole foods, natural healing methods, etc. Considering we are a democratic nation, it is the citizens, a.k.a. consumers, that should dictate how our government runs. If our citizens are poorly informed, ignorant, etc. that is because they have chosen to let their government dumb down the education system and chosen to let corporations determine just how informed we are. For example, we let our last president bankrupt our country for war instead of investing in education.
Also, when our government agencies such as the FDA (that are supposed to protect us and that are supposed to make well-informed, scientifically-based decisions)approve drugs that then turn out to be dangerous and deadly, our citizens rightfully step back and say, “hmm, I don’t know if I can trust their decision-making abilities. I will have to do my own investigating or I might have to refrain from using newer drugs (technologies) that don’t have a long history of scientific review.” So we go back to things that we do know, that have been around for millenia, things like whole foods, natural healing methods, etc.

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