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Re:We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products by unclebucknasty on Monday November 07, 2016 @02:39PM (#12894235)
>widely used as a pesticide in organic farming

Given that external application means it can be largely washed off; yet a possibly lesser amount may be required for GMOs, in which scenario do we consume more?

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Re:We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products by pessimizer on Monday November 07, 2016 @04:06PM (#12895086)
Depending on the environmental impact of what gets washed off, it might be better if we ate it rather than allowing some critical piece of a food chain to be killed by it, or for it to be concentrated in the flesh of some fish that we eat.

How would you have a chance to find that out without long-term testing?

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