Would YOU eat the NewLeaf potato?

My first reaction to whether or not I would eat the NewLeaf potato is no, of course not! This potato is genetically engineered and has pesticides in its genetic material. The FDA states that the potato is not even a potato, but actually deems it as a pesticide. I don’t want to eat a pesticide! Do you? I might as well walk around Danny Forsyth’s farm field after all the toxic chemicals are sprayed, such as the organophosphate called monitor. Monitor is a toxic chemical used in his farm to create the “perfect” Idaho potato, it is perfect as long as the individual who eats the potato at McDonalds doesn’t know the chemicals used in growing the potato, can damage a persons nervous system. Plus why do I want to eat the NewLeaf potato and support the killings of Colorado potato beetles and monarch butterflies? The farms where these potatoes are being grown are homes for the beetles and butterflies. I mean just imagine a huge super size bug, comes into your home, sprays fertilizers and pesticides so that you cannot live there anymore! Think about it? I know all that sounds silly, but eating the NewLeaf potato is supporting the killing of all these insects, but I guess so is eating any potato. Not only am I concerned for the lives of these little creatures, but what about my health? Towards the end of the chapter Pollan revisits the fact that Bt is the pesticide in NewLeaf. Pollan couldn’t find evidence that the potato wasn’t safe to eat, but he also couldn’t find evidence that Bt is safe in the human diet either. So all in all I wouldn’t want to eat the NewLeaf potato, but whether by choice or not, who is to say I haven’t already?