Tag: Genetically modified maize

  • Saudi Arabian Food Chain Contaminated with GM Ingredients

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    Yet another reason to distrust assurances from the purveyors of genetically modified food.  RT News provides information about the contamination of the Saudi Arabian food chain with GM ingredients: The Saudi Arabian food chain has been widely contaminated with GM ingredients, according to a new study. The findings include controversial StarLink maize banned for human…

  • Torturing Animals with GMO Feed

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    Katherine Paul of The Organic Consumers Association asks, “what happens when animals are confined in cramped, filthy environments and force-fed monoculture diets of genetically modified corn and soy?” A lot can happen. Calves are born too weak to walk, with enlarged joints and limb deformities. Piglets experience rapidly deteriorating health, a “failure to thrive” so…

  • Opposition to GMO’s Growing Around the World – Cont’d.

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    A reader pointed me to an article by Jon Entine,  published by the American Enterprise Institute, that questions the methodology used by Séralini to conclude that rats fed genetically modified corn developed grotesque tumors.  I’ve posted an excerpt from the article below.  You can find the entire article here. The study concluded, controversially, that rats fed corn genetically modified…

  • Scientists Discover Bt Toxins Found In Monsanto Crops Damage Red Blood Cells

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    May 11, 2013 by Arjun Studies are showing that Bt toxins found in Monsanto crops are harmful to mammalian blood by damaging red blood cells and more. RBC’s are responsible for delivering oxygen to the body tissues through blood flow.Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) is a bacterium commonly used as a biological pesticide. It is a microorganism that produces…