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 Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject: Research sure has been depressing |
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And you all probably know about this already, but my search lead to a company called Monsanto, who is owned by Pharmacia and Upjohn - pharmacutical companies. I guess if you are a farmer, you know exactly what is happening.
A friend gave me a DVD called the Future of Food (I will not link but will tell you it is at thefutureoffood.com) and it talks about how Monsanto and three other companies have genetically changed the seeds in crops even knowing the health risks to our immune systems.
They are not required to label our food and already much of these foods are on the shelves. Even in the lunch programs at schools.
Here I was just trying to find out about the immune system and cancer.
I sure am glad I know Christ. They do have many solutions and if anyone has any seeds from years ago, now is probably the time to grow your own or find a local market.
Probably the major thing we all should remember is, every time you purchase a drug, over the counter drug, pesticide for the yard, chemical in cleaning, you are supporting them.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:23 am Post subject: Ok this is the last addition |
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Ok this is the last addition to this post, Just wanted you not to think I was imagining things.
GM Corn Contaminates Thousands of Acres in Iowa
Since 2006, Iowa farmers have been unknowingly planting unregistered genetically modified corn. In 2007, 53,000 acres of an unregistered Dow AgroSciences corn variety were planted in Iowa after having been “inadvertently” sold to farmers under the names Herculex RW and Herculex XTRA, two USDA approved varieties. Mycogen Seeds, a Dow affiliate, was responsible for the accidental sales, according to a February 22nd press release from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The variety in question contains a genetically engineered pesticide or “plant-incorporated protectant” (PIP) known as Event 32. Because of its similarity to an approved PIP, the EPA has declared the corn free from food safety concerns. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is working with Dow to see to it that contaminated seed sold to retailers is recalled for the 2008 planting season. An investigation into regulatory violations will be conducted by APHIS and the EPA.
Garry Hamlin, a Dow spokesperson, told in a Des Moines Register article that the contamination happened when pollen from the unapproved GM corn landed on approved GM corn varieties growing in the same research plot. Greg Jaffe of the Center for Science in the Public Interest was quoted in the same article saying “the Dow mixup shows that the biotech industry isn't policing itself adequately.”
This incident recalls other recent food contaminations by unapproved biotech varieties, dating back to the 2000 recall of corn products containing StarLink corn. StarLink, an Aventis CropScience product, was denied approval for human consumption because of its potential to trigger severe allergic reactions. In violation of federal law, the biotech corn was grown in mixed lots around the nation and found its way to consumers before being recalled.
Environmental Groups File Joint Suit to Challenge GM Sugar Beet Deregulation
The Organic Seed Alliance, the Center for Food Safety, the Sierra Club, and High Mowing Organic Seeds have filed a joint lawsuit against the USDA concerning the recent deregulation of genetically modified sugar beets. The beets in question have been engineered to resist the herbicides present in Monsanto’s Roundup.
The suit is based on several allegations:
Contamination of non-GM varieties is likely to occur because of wind-blown beet pollen, threatening related crops such as table beets and chard
More Roundup Ready crops will result in the application of more Roundup, resulting in increased toxicity concerns for humans and the environment, and creating Roundup-resistant weed varieties that require ever more potent chemicals to control
The environmental assessment provided by the USDA in regard to the deregulation is cursory and wholly inadequate, in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). In addition, USDA’s deregulation determination violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Plant Protection Act.
The Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) explains on their website that they “felt compelled to participate in the suit once farmers we work with expressed a concern that their breeding projects and seed production would be compromised by the release of genetically engineered beets.” With the recent revelation that unapproved GM crops have been contaminating Iowa cornfields since 2006 (see article above), these concerns appear to be well founded.
Just a little of what is on the DVD.
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