poison on the table

Food is the source of human energy...all actions that we perform in a day depend on that energy generated from food. that is easy enough to understand. we wake up, brush our teeth have breakfast and that's how we get charged up for our day. unfortunately it isn't quite as absent from complexities as we would imagine.

food adulteration is not going to be a new term for anybody who is literate and reads the newspaper at least on a weekly basis. its a more common phenomenon than we would ever care to imagine(if it all we care to think about what is trashed down our digestive system). to make the food crop look bigger, better and taste superior (maybe sweeter) farmers of these food use pesticides and a lot of chemical fertilizers as it is. as though these chemicals did not sediment enough toxins in our body, sellers indulge in their own little killer process.

this is adulteration. with ground powders that we purchase, they may use chemicals to make the colour more appealing. with fruits, such as apples, they may use wax to give it that extra shine and blush. watermelons are injected with chemicals to grow to be bigger. why they indulge in such activity is obvious. they get more appealing products and since a consumer goes by the face value of the product he is definitely going to be lured with a perfect looking apple to buy it and eat it. this is definitely profitable to the producer.

Genetically Modified food crops are the next course of our last supper. given, the stress human population has put on the earth and her capacity to generate resources to compliment us; such crops made with scientific combinations that increase yield, reduce crop failure and curb cost of production. but is everything as nice as it sounds??

NO. a scientific intervention like this, that is going to come to our doorstep(table tops rather), requires extensive research and risk analysis. by the rule book they require seven years of research before implementing the GM food in the market. the first GM food crop they are going to implement is the GM brinjal. however this is not a well researched. the tests have been done on rats..and the results are not very encouraging...but its still going to find its way into the market..

its queer that a "for the people of the people" govt will even tolerate such insensitive scientific progress..but that's that. what is however encouraging is that the youth is not playing a mute role this time. there was a protest..and a temporary ban has been called on the introduction of GM foods till appropriate research is not brought to the table...

that's what is important. especially today when politics is spiralling out to be something more than just mere administration, holding leaders accountable to us not just through our votes but through our voice which is bold and strong. why did i write all this?? just to tell myself perhaps that what i have in me as thoughts and principles is perhaps more than just idealism.