I suppose by now that you are hoping I will leave off the rants for a while … and in a while I intend to do so.
What kind of gardener would I be if I was afraid to stir up a little dirt when the time comes?
Here’s why:
We present for the first time a comparative analysis of blood and organ system data from trials with rats fed three main commercialized genetically modified (GM) maize (NK 603, MON 810, MON 863), which are present in food and feed in the world. NK 603 has been modified to be tolerant to the broad spectrum herbicide Roundup and thus contains residues of this formulation. MON 810 and MON 863 are engineered to synthesize two different Bt toxins used as insecticides. … Our analysis clearly reveals for the 3 GMOs new side effects linked with GM maize consumption, which were sex- and often dose-dependent. Effects were mostly associated with the kidney and liver, the dietary detoxifying organs, although different between the 3 GMOs. Other effects were also noticed in the heart, adrenal glands, spleen and haematopoietic system. We conclude that these data highlight signs of hepatorenal toxicity, possibly due to the new pesticides specific to each GM corn. In addition, unintended direct or indirect metabolic consequences of the genetic modification cannot be excluded. –http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm
Our food is being poisoned in the quest for profits. These grains are already in the American retail food markets … and have been for a while. We are involuntary and unwitting participants in the worlds largest feeding experiment.
Other nations, recognizing the shoddy science, political cronyism and lax regulatory methods behind the US certification of these frankenfoods as, well, ‘food’, are bucking against accepting these grains into their food supply. For the most part, they are having a VERY hard time at drawing the line.
As mentioned in an earlier post, the full weight of the US is being used to force acceptance of these iffy ‘foods’ all across the globe. One tool has been a turn toward an international standard for food safety that permits such foods. Then countries with tighter standards will have to set those standards aside and accept this junk within their borders. The US is one such country that used to enforce a higher standard. That’s gone now. Literally 100’s of farmers in India have already been pushed into such a bleak economic corner that they have committed suicide by drinking the very poisons they have been goaded into applying to their fields. Apparently, despite a worldwide ban on its use / production, they are able to routinely obtain and use DDT.
Hint: they aren’t making it in their kitchens.
In the US, it is not possible to publish research like this. I have no clue how the French got hold of this grain and a waiver allowing them to test this and publish their results. I suspect that they did not bother with the paperwork at all.
The reading is a little heavy – it is a full-on scientific research paper, after all — but I sure wish that you’d follow the link above and try to read at least some of it.
Keep in mind that most live animal science experiments end in the death of the test animals. In this case, that means us.
