US Beef Madness

South Koreans are responding angrily to their government's decision to resume importing US raised beef, citing several concerns - from local cattle economics, to mad cow disease. What's worse, American politicians have responded by putting their foot in their mouth (no we're not talking about foot and mouth disease) by saying that the Korean people are not paying attention to science.As an American, I find that statement offensive, and am ashamed that whoever said it was ever put into their position. In my opinion, food really is about taste and preference. If you don't want to eat it, you shouldn't have to, whatever your reasons may be.For a long time it has surprised me that food producers haven't recognized a growing interest in consumers for natural, organic, non-irradiated, non-gmo, foods. They are finally catching on, but it still feels like lip service in many ways, and I get the feeling that they are really putting forth food that is "the same as non-gmo, but gmo". Its that type of roundabout logic which will only cause trouble.Editor's note: my personal preferences? I'll eat irradiated vegetables and fruits, gmo grains, vegetables, and fruits, non-organic foods of all types, but I prefer to consume non-gmo and hormone-free meats and dairy. I don't care if currently used scientific tests say that there is no difference, I still don't want to eat it. I know enough about science to know that our understanding of it is not infallible.