Monsanto &
GMO Soy - Where did all the people go?? Well, maybe just the hamsters...
Monsanto toots own horn. But . . .
SuperWeed blasts foghorn. . . 4/18/10
GMO's - 1/6/2010 Update: The dangers of GMO's are once again spotlighted in this article.
OpEdNews.
It appears that genetically modified foods are not the great boon they promised to be. As usual, Wikipedia has an interesting section on
GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms) that is somewhat laborious. The premier anti-GMO activist group, with lots of info and links can be found
here.
Here is a good
GUIDE on buying GMO free food plus interesting background.
(12/2/08)Would you like to sign a petition to get GMO products honestly labelled?
Petition (12/2/08)
While the jury is still out on the connection between GM foods and various disorders, here is another ingredient in the brew -
Pharma Corn. They are now using altered crops to produce drugs. So the question is, what happens when Pharma Crops get into the food supply? This can happen via 'gene flow' as genetic traits are spread to other plants and microorganisms with unforseen consequenses. For a good article discussing pros and cons you might try
this. Scroll down to the blue background stuff, or read it all.
The latest in from
Australia linking GM crops to reproductive disorders. Combine that with this interesting
tidbit on US premature birth statistics. (added 11/14/08)
But you don't eat GM foods do you? Check your ingredient labels! Got some corn in it? Corn syrup? or High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) - yep, your eating it! But it doesn't say it contains any GM ingredients. You can thank the FDA for that. They want to protect the food industry - not you! See
FDA (only if you like to read). Some
countries have banned GM plants in recognition of the shaky science as to their safety and evidence of problems in 2nd and 3rd generation offspring with a moderate intake of GM food.
Etc.Another goodie:
Labelling is the key issue ... If you put a label on genetically engineered food, you might as well put a skull and crossbones on it. -- head of Asgrow, Monsanto seed subsidiary.Unintended proteins consistently appear in GM crops, and many unsettling occurrences have been linked to these crops. Including increased death rates among cattle grazing on GM crops, and serious allergic reactions among agricultural workers.
Tens of thousands of acres of Monsanto's GM cotton ended up with deformed roots and other unexpected problems. Monsanto had to pay out millions of dollars in settlements.
There has been a war raging for several years now over the protection of normal, unmodified and organic crops and fields (no modified bacteria) from contamination by GMO's. Like nuclear radiation whose insidious effects have only been discovered after many years, the effects of GMO's may be worse; even catastrophic and irreversible. Attempts to create 'GMO Free Zones" has met with industry (BigPharma & BigBusiness & BigBucks) resistance and the normal dirty politics common to the pursuit and protection of BigBuck$.
For example, did you know that Japan has banned long-grain rice imports from the U.S. because of
GM contamination?
The European Union has a weird way of looking at things - in many instances they take the attitude that something is unsafe until proven by independent and exhaustive research that it is safe. Much different than the U.S. approach that something is safe (as 'proven' by the developer), until thousands are maimed, killed, or their health is seriously compromised. As a result, the EU just flat doesn't allow GM stuff as related in a similar
U.S. rice ban there.
Monsanto and others are in deep trouble as a result of contaminating crops in
Mexico. These companies are also suing farmers for illegally growing their patented crops, even though these crops came about by contamination from neighboring fields. Mexico has outlawed such suits saying it is the farmers who should be suing the companies for contaminating their crops! Gee, why don't we think like that?! Follow the Buck$ maybe?? Another related
FDA report. The contaminated soil from this renegade experiment could last for centuries. But then, hey - we might just get another life form!
