I wouldn't like to panic, but what is this. Do anybody have opinion about this?
http://www.karinya.com/canola.htm
http://www.karinya.com/canola.htm
BakingNana said:Here's my HO: This is full of half-truths and misinformation. I think articles like this are counterproductive as far as determining any health risks from anything out there. Here is what the Canola Council has to say (bear in mind, it IS the Canola Council; I'm not vouching for anything!)
"Q: Is it true that Europe has banned canola oil since 1991?
A: No. The European Union (EU) countries together produce more canola than Canada. Europeans call their canola "oilseed rape" and the oil "rape oil" or "rapeseed oil" but it is canola. They chose not to adopt the new name "canola" when it was developed. So Europeans consume canola oil every day and have ever since canola was introduced in Europe shortly after being developed in Canada.
The difference at present is that European farmers are prevented by law from growing genetically modified canola (or any GM crop). Europeans therefore consume canola oil from non-GM plants. Most of the canola oil from Canada can be exported to the EU and the EU has approved some of the GM canola seed for processing as well."
I find it interesting that the author obviously uses EOs, and we all know quite a few of them are toxic at certain levels!
madpiano said:Actually, we do not have Canola Oil here. Canola is a trade name for a GM Rape Seed / Oil made from that seed. In Europe we have been breeding edible Rape Seed for a long time and came to a similar Oil as the Canola GM Plant produces (low in whatever is causing stomach upsets in Rape Seed). There does seem to be a large difference though, it doesn't cause DOS here. So whatever their lab-modification did, it has an effect on the oil that isn't easily visible and natural selection produces a better oil.
I use cheap rape seed oil for soaping and cooking and I use cold pressed for Salads in the summer. It's yummy.
Canola is a Trans Fatty Acid, which has shown to have a direct link to cancer. These Trans Fatty acids are labeled as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils. Avoid all of them!
BakingNana said:Interesting info. Though I'm a little confused over the Canola name. Whole Foods markets an organic Canola oil, and it cannot be GM. ?? Maybe here (US) the word Canola has become like kleenex.
Healinya said:This was an interesting documentary on US genetically modified food... (it's also on netflix) I think anyone who eats food should watch it. (but keep in mind there can always be some level of exageration)
http://www.thefutureoffood.com/
Lindy said:So really, we're our own worst enemy as a culture.... just sayin'
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