Dozens of well-known scientists have formed a group to counteract GM food, which is reportedly being promoted by the government and the scientific community in the UK as being scientifically sound.
The group, named the Independent Science Panel (ISP) on GM, has released a report, The Case for A GM Free Sustainable World, which puts together a wealth of evidence to support their recommendation of a ban on GM crops and a widespread adoption of organic sustainable agriculture.
The report comes after many of the scientists have felt frustrated by the lack of open public debate on a variety of scientific and other issues. According to the group, meetings organized by the government to discuss the topic are stacked with GM-supporting scientists who promote the potential benefits of GM and say there has been no evidence of harm.
The scientists hope to spur the GM debate with their report, which has already attracted considerable attention internationally.
To view the entire report please visit: http://www.i-sis.org.uk/
It is encouraging to see some leading scientists put together this comprehensive report against GM food.
As I said last year:
There is no telling what the consequences of using these genetically modified foods will be. Already, investigators have found that rats fed genetically modified potatoes had an increased thickening in the lining of their stomach and intestine and a weakening of their immune system. Further, some scientists want to put vaccines into plants without any real knowledge of what effects this unnatural addition will have on human health, or the health of our planet.
This is SHEER LUNACY.
What these scientists have failed to fully appreciate is that once these genetically modified plants are growing it is physically impossible to prevent them from pollinating other plants, thereby contaminating them with these new proteins, of which we do not know the long-term consequences.
The absurdity of the entire process is mind-boggling. These scientists are willing to sacrifice the country’s food supply by adding vaccines, which do not even work, to plants.
If this continues, our grandchildren may not have access to any non-genetically modified food, and the health of our society may continue to rapidly decline.
One of the keys to health is good food. Although most of us don't choose to do so, we can still purchase real, unaltered food in this country. Sadly, the future does not appear to provide this option.
Genetically modified foods did not exist prior to 1995. Ninety percent of the money Americans spend on food is spent on processed foods, and seventy percent of processed foods have genetically modified foods in them.
There have been NO STUDIES done with humans to show what happens when genetically modified foods are consumed. The FDA has ASSUMED that these modified foods are equivalent to the original foods and does not require any studies to have them approved, despite the fact that this technology has never before existed in the history of the world.
This is especially troubling in light of the United State’s federal track record on genetically engineered safety, which is terrible.
For example, last year genetically modified Starlink corn was approved for animal consumption, but NOT human consumption because of a concern that it could cause allergies in humans. However, Starlink corn would up directly in the human food supply, despite FDA precautions.
There are EIGHT different agencies in the United States regulating biotechnology under 12 different sets of laws. NONE of the laws had biotechnology in mind when they were passed, as they are 40 to 50 years old.
This lack of regulation and total irresponsibility in using genetically modified foods is a disaster waiting to happen.
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