Franken Foods: GM Tomatoes from Canada (bought from Costco in CA)

This pretty much always happens if a tomato is kept around long enough, and doesn't rot. I put tomatoes in a paper bag, which helps them ripen by holding in the ethylene gas and inhibits mold by absorbing moisture. (Don't refrigerate tomatoes; it kills the natural sugars). After a couple weeks, if no mold starts up, they start to dry out, and the seeds sprout. Doesn't matter if it's GM, organic, heirloom or a volunteer that sprouted in the ditch. This is what happens to tomatoes in the wild if nothing eats them and poops out the seeds.

Tomato seeds are not toxic, or at least they're indigestible enough that they don't release toxins. Tomato PLANTS, however, are toxic, and sprouted seeds = plants. Don't eat them. Tomatoes and potatoes are members of the nightshade family, and the only parts of them that aren't poisonous are tomato fruits and potato tubers. (Potatoes have flowers and fruit, too, which are quite inedible).

I say this just after eating a BLT with a somewhat elderly tomato whose seeds had just begun to sprout a bit. I'll let you know if it actually gives me a tummy ache. I'm a hideous hypochondriac, so I expect it will regardless of actual toxicity. The dose makes the poison, so I doubt a few teeny sprouts will do much to me.

What's this got to do with hemp. For those not involved , this is posted on the hemp group.

its not nice to mess with Mother Nature !

I live in midwest where they are good. But the best tomatos I have ever ate were not homegrown they were hydroponic from the store! (not to be confused with genetically mutated as in this story)

's why I grow my own damn tomatoes. That and grocery store tomatoes are no comparison to a true vine-ripened organic one - the taste is entirely different.

Most companies say they are all natural because there is no penalty for saying it, even if they aren't. Today a test done on NPR showed that most companies that claim they are organic actually have toxins in their foods. Only the USDA certified organics, tested clean.

These tomatoes are definitely mutants. Tomatoes need to rot in order for the seeds to sprout. The fact that they are not rotting, and they are sprouting shows that they are mutants, GM or not.

It's a good thing that you didn't try and eat these things because the tomato plant itself, not the fruit, is very toxic to your digestive system.

Hey Elligirl, it is interesting that they say on their website they are non-GMO tomatoes. But in nature tomatoes do not reproduce like this, also how well are companies even regulated when making claims of being non-GMO???? Many of them get away with saying anything. If they were completely natural they would not be sprouting like this, this is not natural.

Attack of the killer tomatoes....

Wait a sec, the Windset tomatoes are non-GMO. You're barking up the wrong vine.

"Our produce is non-GMO and grown 100% herbicide free, with biological pest control to ensure healthy, nutritious products. All produce is hand picked and packaged on site, with no post-harvest chemicals or waxing. We have created the most perfect growing environment possible, maximizing crop production, minimizing plant stress, and providing a safe, prosperous, year-round workplace."

http://www.greenhousegrown.com/about-windset/sustainable-agriculture

omg those greenhouses are down the street from me. I had no idea :(

Eeewwww!!!
Reminds me why I buy organic!

Ew , glad I have a garden .

Gross stuff...great post.

Many people are also forgetting that organic produce tastes much better and the vitamin content is denser. I started buying organic as well. I love my organic carrots! :) (for juicing)

Wow, bship if you click on the pictures of the sprouting tomatoes it leads you to several links that explain this is not natural, and people are posting their pictures of it happening. Definitely not part of the natural process. Crazy

Isn't this just what sprouting tomatoes look like?

i wouldn't want to sleep too close to those body ers. hey that's not a bad name for franken-foods.
ever grow a tomato plant? they are amazing, once they get going they don't stop producing. you try to eat all of them, no way, then you start giving them away, then you can or just let them rot. cherry tomatoes i love to grow the most, they are so rich in flavor and one plant at a time is all a family needs. a large pot on an apartment balcony and you've got a pet, but they get buggy so mix a little flour in water and spray the aphis and white fly (if you don"t have ladybugs). the smell of a tomato plant in hot sun is powerfully earthy and energizing.
grow your own veggys it doesn't take much time or effort for a family size plot. grains and potatoes are a whole other deal. a watermellon plant is like an elephant they will take over 100 sq. ft. and over produce.
too much info? it's just so much fun, success is so easy and you wont have to worry about if your tomato came from out of state a year ago (with bug and turtle dna)

I have bought produce that lasted A MONTH or more in the fridge. I knew by the longevity that it was GMO garbage.
Mega corporations are destroying everything from food to health care.

I say, take the seedlings, plant the seeds on the FDA members personal property/grounds, let monsanto sue them one by one. For that matter, plant them on every empire you want to bring down. You are now armed with a valuable weapon.

Go organic it also taste better.

Organic is worth the price, and really, it isn't that expensive when you consider what you would get otherwise with food you can't eat because it looks like this. This is simply unacceptable.

Why in the hell would you buy anything from Costco in the first place?

You get what you pay for...and the Keynesian economics is thrown in at no charge.
Keep the price of necessities low and you stimulate the economy.
Yeah, but we have to eat 'freaky' tomatoes.
People, spend your money on organic or at least farm stand-or go to a good grocery store and pay their price to get real food.
Quit being so penny pinching, cost saving.
And I like the idea of taking the tomatoes back to Costco and getting a refund.
No offense intended to Lola444.

I can't tell you how many times I've cut into tomatoes like this and I just thought that I had let them sit around too long. I've never seen the sprouts popping through the skin, though. It looks like some freaky sci-fi experiment...oh wait -- it is!

Eww, gross! A tomato with "natural" bean sprouts inside??? That's just nasty. At least they weren't moving.

I hope you took this nonsense back to the store dude and got a refund.