Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

Lindaoak — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:19:39 GMT

I live in a mobile home park so I have no "yard." However, I built two 2.5x8 raised beds and I'm growing mh own tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplants and cabbage. And potatoes. These things are expensive to buy organic and I will NOT buy the convention counterparts. They are not nutritious and the chemical residues make me sick. I don't believe it's possible to "wash" insecticides, herbicides and synthetic fertilizers off of produce. The last thing I need is GM food. Down with Monsanto!

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

Elisa_203 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:40:55 GMT

There is a railroad going through my backyard. The train only goes by twice a day, but the company sprays Roundup along the track once a year despite our request that they not spray it near our house. Since I have been living in this house, I have developed rheumatoid pain, even to the point of being crippled in both knees for a long time, that began six months after I moved in here. I have also Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroiditis and now I am developing nervous system problems, with terrible pins and needles and numbness in my hands and sometimes legs. I've been dropping things and knocking into things. I've also been having lung problems and have become much more allergic to mold and many foods. I don't quite know what to do. We can't afford to move, as we've been affected by the economic crisis and I don't have the energy to fight the railroad. I am doing my best to detoxify my body. I've only eaten healthy, mostly organic food for 40 years, and except for dying my hair, use no skin or household products that contain chemical products and the area I live in, the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts is quite beautiful, with lots of green and comparatively good air. I am coming to believe these symptoms are due to the Roundup. I invite any comments about anyone having similar experiences, or information on how to test my body, soil and water for Roundup, and/or how to get this stuff out of my system.

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

MikeGPrice — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:40:54 GMT

from Marilyn Moll. for the full text see www.urbanhomemaker.com:

I normally do not use my forum for political purposes. Information I have received on some legislation concerns me enough to pass on what I know. I ask you to do your own research, however to help me sort out fact from fiction.

Correspondence I have received regarding HR 873 and S425 has the potential power to eliminate organic farming and home grown food as legal activities.

The main backer and lobbyist is Monsanto - chemical and genetic engineering giant corporation (and Cargill, ADM, and about 35 other related agri-giants). This bill will require organic farms to use specific fertilizers and toxic insect sprays dictated by a newly formed agency to "make sure there is no danger to the public food supply". This will include backyard gardens that grow food only for a family and not for sales.

Here is the link to a summary HR 875 for you to read for yourself: thomas.loc.gov/.../z:

Because of the current wording of the Bill one website I found (www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php) listed the following possible redflags:

Legally binds state agriculture depts to enforcing federal guidelines effectively taking away the states power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept.

Effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic.

Affects anyone growing food even if they are not selling it but consuming it.

Affects anyone producing meat of any kind including the processing wild game for personal consumption.

Legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal.

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

bjortega — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:44:26 GMT

I work for a fertilizer company in Nebraska that gets seed and chemicals from Monsanto, I am around Roundup and its counterparts on a daily basis and get this stuff on me all the time and I don't eat organic food due to the increased cost of it, and have yet to have any adverse health effects. I think that people hear genetically modified and freak out to much. I dont think there is a whole lot of relevance in the testing of these chemicals in animals, as animals have a completely different genetic makeup than a human. If it is all so bad for everyone why do you not hear of people dying from eating genetically modified food? You will hear of e-coli outbreaks and salmonella from dirty food processing plants and lots of people die from these illnesses due to filth, there are bigger problems to worry about than a genetically modified plant. I don't think that Monsanto is as big of a villain as they are being made out to be, there are way bigger problems and issues out there than this. Monsanto is vital to my staying employed and being able to keep my family clothed and fed and to have a roof over our heads, how about attacking something that doesnt effect our already unstable economy!!!

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

DrNoCola — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:24:56 GMT

As history shows, going against God's ways is fraught with danger. As suggested above, Monsanto's business model is flawed, and as more and more countries come to this realization, Monsanto will fail. Those holding an equity position (stock) in Monsanto should take this into consideration.

It is interesting to note that the US-FDA will place an Ayurvedic herb which has a thousand-year safety record under close scrutiny, while allowing unnatural, untested, (even toxic products) - such as GM foods - to be approved for human consumption and world-wide contamination. Talk about Nazi experimentation! Where are the long-term studies? Where is the science? Follow the golden parachutes and the fast-money trails!

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

lynnegenung — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:43:48 GMT

What about organic soy milk?Does anyone know if the soybeans are GM

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

curious7 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:52:45 GMT

This is why we need to have non-industry tests of this "Franken" food before being released on the general public. Too late it is already on the market, problem is the USDA says we the people do not have the right to know if our food contains GMO. I can remember George W. Bush scolding the starving African nation for telling the US it did not want the GMO foods that the US was trying to send to his nation. Though I have no proof, Monsanto likely greased a few palms, and the protest fell by the wayside. Bad for us. You think?

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

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re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

pieauthority — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:19:45 GMT

Pleae visit the website of Canadian farmers Percy and Louse Schmeiser, who were wrongfully charged with illegally growing Monanto's genetically altered soybeans The Schmeisers were forced to enter a long, expensive court battle with Monsanto to vindicate their name and honour.

http://www.percyschmeiser.com/

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

IngridB — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:59:19 GMT

Hi Amicus Curiae, Monsanto's massive maize flop in South Africa was - surprise, surprise - not blamed on our farmers this time.According to Monsanto's explanation there was an "underfertilization in the laboratory". Read my comments on prisonplanet www.prisonplanet.com/monsanto-gm-corn-harvest-fails-massively-in-south-africa.html. And to put everyone's mind at rest - South Africa's people are NOT starving now.The fallacy that GM crops will feed the poor and hungry is a sheer invention of biotech spin doctors without any validity at all. In fact, Monsanto's maize flop is a blessing since we have been fighting for more than a decade to stop the mass poisoning of our people with Monsanto's toxic concoctions. NON-GM maize grown in South Africa is EXPORTED because other nations don't want our toxic GM-crap. What you should all be aware of is the Trojan horse planted on the African continent - the self-anointed benefactors of mankind - Bill and Melinda Gates who dish out millions of dollars to coerce African government officials and NGOs to plant genetically modified crap.

Ingrid Blank/ South Africa

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

RodiKenley — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:55:34 GMT

I was thinking you meant General Mills. Now I know you mean genetically modified. Right?

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

rdrake316 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:35:14 GMT

There is legistlation pending in the U.S. Congress regarding "food safety" that is sponsored by the likes of Monsanto that would outlaw: Co-ops, farmers markets and even your own organic garden. Go ahead and Google it.

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

jellyphish — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:51:20 GMT

I had a look at Mansanto's weblog, it is worth having a look at as it is multiple individuals within the organisation. Of particular note is that, as one would expect, they moderate the comments. I found this inspirational and decided to throw my two proverbial cents into the mix, here is my post:

I find it interesting that you moderate the comments on your blog (i have yet to see anyone do this till now), i would hasten a bet that were you to not that the overwhelming number of posts would read something like “the devil may offer a mask, but it is still the devil…” Simply because your company is ruthless in its campaign, sets its jaws into the federal gov’t, and kills all proposed studies in the US that may determine GM foods as anything but liberators of the free world, you can not escape the fact that you are responsible for every single thing you do against nature …every baby who is born with a compromised immune system, every farmer that is forced to purchase your seed year after year, every maintenance worker who is bedridden…each of you is responsible for this crime against humanity. It may not be instant but karma is going to get you…

Nature bats last...

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

cmeshine — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:12:20 GMT

I have yet to actually see a produce sticker with 5 digits, starting with number 8. Are the gmo products allowed to be in the markets without these stickers?

re: Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage

Tijoeabq1 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:11:10 GMT

I think that Monanto should have their scientist start making Genetic Modiifcations to humans so that we become Roundup and pesticide resistant. It will probably cost them less to do this than straighten out the mess they are creating in our food supply!