Nope, but the risk of unexpected side effects may be smaller than many ordinary risks we take with what we eat. I wouldn’t be surprised if some rare exotic plants like Rooibos had been studied less than GM rice or wheat.
I have an aversion towards “but we can never be sure” or “but there’s always a risk” arguments … Those can be used on nearly any topic and are useless until you try to figure out how much risk, which requires actual effort.
There are other cases where food rapidly got widely used without enough examination of the long term effects. Look up the introduction of industrial sugar. That seems to be a real problem.
Nope, but the risk of unexpected side effects may be smaller than many ordinary risks we take with what we eat. I wouldn’t be surprised if some rare exotic plants like Rooibos had been studied less than GM rice or wheat.
I have an aversion towards “but we can never be sure” or “but there’s always a risk” arguments … Those can be used on nearly any topic and are useless until you try to figure out how much risk, which requires actual effort.
Yes of course. I do not like that line either.
There are other cases where food rapidly got widely used without enough examination of the long term effects. Look up the introduction of industrial sugar. That seems to be a real problem.