How to Avoid
GMOs When Dining Out
Jeffrey Smith
Executive Director, Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT)
Dining out can be a huge challenge to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and avoiding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and foods sprayed with glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup. The simplest solution is to eat at an organic restaurant.
Organic standards do not allow the intentional use of either GMOs or Roundup. But depending on where you live, finding an organic restaurant may not be easy or possible.
Some people are much more strict about being non-GMO and organic at home, and give themselves some leeway when eating out. This is a personal decision. There is not enough data for us to calculate just how risky or dangerous this might be to your health. We know that according to physicians and reports from individuals, some people are very sensitive. They can notice a reaction to eating GMO food or consuming significant glyphosate residues from a single meal. Others do not immediately notice anything.
Before proceeding with some helpful tips, there is one that pays off handsomely. Whether you choose to eat some GMOs and Roundup-sprayed food, or if you’ve accidentally consumed some, my suggestion is “don’t worry!”
Because worrying can be toxic; GMOs and Roundup are toxic, and now you’ve got three toxins to deal with. Do your best without beating yourself up.