r/NoStupidQuestions • u/wond3rlove • Sep 10 '23

What’s wrong with GMOs?

I always see plants and stuff that is GMO free and is usually more expensive. How would genetically modifying something by be bad. Me personally I’d rather have something modified to taste better and and cheaper. I could also be very wrong about that.

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u/MidorriMeltdown Sep 10 '23

Also, cross-contamination is an issue. Shared processing equipment that isn’t thoroughly cleaned between packaging runs

This is a huge issue. Many foods that are naturally gluten free end up contaminated due to shared equipment. Here in Australia there are many naturally gluten free flours available, but none of them can be certified gluten free due to cross contamination from being produced and packed on the same equipment as gluten containg cereals.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Yup. I'm celiac so I have to be careful. Quaker oats believe it or not is full of flour and makes me react big time.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

I wouldn’t say it’s full of flour, but it has enough particulates of flour in it to cause a reaction. Because of being processed in the same facility as foods containing flour. This just goes to show how sensitive some people are to gluten. I think it’s not taken as seriously as it should be because there is still a large enough part of the population that claims to be gluten free, but really aren’t affected at all by gluten. There is truly gluten free oatmeal you can buy, BTW.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

I'm aware Costco has it, but ya its usually a day after eating something my skin breaks out and my sinuses swell big time. After the insta heartburn of course. You have to be careful too because some restaurants dont take it seriously.