Guest guest Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 There is currently a lively discussion on the Guild's yahoo group about soy candles and the GMO question. It's worthy of discussion here, too. I'm posting this from a website I stumbled upon while goggling the subject. http://www.alohabay.com/people/why_no_soy_candles.html You may find others, so please share it and/or your thoughts if you're interested in this subject. GMO means genetically modified organism. GE means genetic engineering. A GMO is engineered into soybeans to make the plant resistant to Roundup (an herbicide). Anya McCoy http://AnyasGarden.com http://NaturalPerfumers.com http://PerfumeClasses.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 > > There is currently a lively discussion on the Guild's yahoo group > about soy candles and the GMO question. It's worthy of > discussion here, too. What is the name of that Yahoo group? I looked at your link and for the most part thought it had good information - however they referred to their palm oil as " steam distilled essential oil " and the result of steam distilling for processing palm into an oil, is not an " essential oil " . Personally, unless the company I buy from has some sort of trade association type assurance that their palm is rainforest friendly - I avoid palm. And I always avoid soy because almost all soy is GMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 > > What means GMO ? > http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/agriculture/problem/genetic\ -engineering/ " What does GMO mean? Genetically Modified Organism is the most common usage (though 'manipulated' or even 'mutated' might also be appropriate!) The acronyms GEO (Genetically Engineered Organism) or simply GM or GE are also used. " http://www.saynotogmos.org/ http://www.labelgmos.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 > > Thanks, as I am a brazilian sometimes I can't understand ! > > Rodrigo Alcântara Lot's of people don't understand genetic modification or the multiple terms used to refer to it. What it is not - is creating new plants or animals through conventional means such as hybridization. So there may be plants or animals that are Certified Organic, and under the USDA NOP " The use of GMOs is prohibited in organic production and handling " http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5090396 Not all Organic Certification criteria are the same, however, and the USDA NOP remains the most rigid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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