The Bio Technology industry with Monsanto in the lead is spending millions of dollars to convince Congress and the America people that GMO's are good for us, good for the economy, and good for the planet. Yet most Americans, most industrialized countries oppose inclusion of GMO's in our food, and want food containing GMO's to be labeled as such. The industry insists there is no need for such labeling contending that GMO foods are safe to eat, and safe for the environment. Two quick points...if GMO's are so safe for us to eat, then why not label such GMO Foods? Secondly, it would seem our guaranteed freedom of choice should dictate labeling so that we as consumers can make our own decisions, our own choices about the food we eat. To help you make your own mind up about GMO's, here are seven ways in which GMO's can harm soil, plants and animals.
1. Monsanto claims that humans cannot tell the difference between foods containing genetically modified organisms and NATURAL FOOD. Perhaps from a taste perspective this might be correct, but a study published in the journal
Nature Biotechnology would suggest our bodies on a cellular or sub-cellular level can tell the difference. The 2004 study found transgenic plant DNA in the GMO foods actually persists in the human gastrointestinal tract post consumption of these EXPERIMENTAL FOODS.(
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2. The Seralini Study gives us solid information that lab rats (animal testing) fed a life long diet of GMO foods sprayed with Roundup (Monsanto) developed tumors that took over their entire bodies. In short, the study suggests a DIRECT LINK between the consumption of GMO foods and CANCER.
"A Roundup-tolerant maize and Roundup provoked chronic hormone and sex
dependent pathologies. Female mortality was 2–3 times increased mostly
due to large mammary tumors and disabled pituitary. Males had liver
congestions, necrosis, severe kidney nephropathies and large palpable
tumors. This may be due to an endocrine disruption linked to Roundup
and a new metabolism due to the transgene. GMOs and formulated
pesticides must be evaluated by long term studies to measure toxic
effects."
3. Contrary to industry claims that the use of herbicides would decrease with the advent and introduction of GMO's into our crops, the use of herbicides like Monsanto's Roundup instead has DRAMATICALLY increased by over 527 million pounds since the introduction of GMO's. Herbicides like Roundup get into and persist in soils, and waterways, often times contaminating our fresh drinking water supplies.
4. GMO crops damage native species, passing on their traits to the native species in the area...this is proved beyond debate by Monsanto's own lawsuits against farmers whose crops were contaminated by adjoining farms using GMO seeds. Even more disturbing..."GMOs are also responsible for killing off bees, bats, butterflies, and
other pollinators, whose bodies are unable to handle the onslaught of
altered DNA and chemicals that are characteristic of GMO technologies." (Learn More)
5. GMO's and Roundup are POLLUTING our environment. 2011 study published in journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
found that the Bacillus thuriengensis (Bt) bacteria engineered into
Monsanto's GM corn can now be found in hundreds of streams and waterways
throughout the U.S. Midwest. The pollution of our waterways by Roundup is even more dramatic.
6. Studies of GMO's and Roundup have shown they rob soil of much needed minerals and healthy bacteria.
7. Roundup and GMO's are creating herbicide resistant SUPER WEEDS! Just like certain virus are developing immunity to antibiotics, weeds which survive a GMO/Roundup Tsunami are mutating into Super Weeds which are resistant, even immune to the GMO technologies.
Can we as humans, can our world afford the long term pains that any short term gains GMO's might provide us? The answer is no, and most developed nations realize this...sadly, Monsanto money being doled out in Washington DC has our government here in America on the WRONG SIDE of this issue.
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