Reading the labels on most packaged foods in your local grocer, you will quickly arrive at the realization that we are putting more into our systems than strictly whole food. In the myriad of additives and preservatives to avoid, I picked High-Fructose Corn Syrup as the ingredient I would eschew over the last year. With the help of many producers who are becoming aware of consumer disdain for this "stretcher" being used by the food industry, I have been able to avoid it for the most part. As if using fillers weren't enough to taint our food supply, genetic modification and chemical alterations are being researched and, where they can be forced or slid in, introduced into our food supply. Here is information on another such attempt:
Nanotechnology - the new threat to food
Mentioned several times in the article is the call for government intervention on behalf of the public. While I suppose it will inevitably come to that and perhaps there are actually public servants still willing to enact checkpoints for sheer public safety (and not the illusion of safety, put forth to mask some new government control), the reality will probably be any legal screening will not be without some benefit to both the industry and the government at the expense of the consumer. Meanwhile, individuals can be vigilant by striving to be informed (find additional articles from all viewpoints, read labels on all you buy), raising awareness of the issues surrounding manufactured food (which likely everyone you love is eating, every day) and searching out or creating sources for whole food (now is the perfect time to plan a garden!).
Local farm markets are looking for honest business - farmers are stretching sore muscles and stretching the family dollar, but at least where the whole food they produce is concerned, they aren't stretching the truth!
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