Posted on 11/04/2013 10:55:03 AM PST by KeyLargo
GM Debate Not Settled, Say European Scientists
Controversy erupts after World Food Prize awarded to Monsanto
By Justina Reichel, Epoch Times | October 24, 2013
In the wake of biotech giants Monsanto and Syngenta being awarded the World Food Prize, a European coalition of scientists is challenging claims that the debate around genetically modified foods is settled and that GM foods are safe.
The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility, which consists of more than 90 scientists, academics, and physicians, released a statement Monday in response to “sweeping claims” that GM products are safe.
“We strongly reject claims by GM seed developers and some scientists, commentators, and journalists that there is a ‘scientific consensus’ on GMO safety and that the debate on this topic is ‘over,’” the group said in a statement.
“The claim encourages a climate of complacency that could lead to a lack of regulatory and scientific rigour and appropriate caution, potentially endangering the health of humans, animals, and the environment.”
The coalition cites several studies that suggest GM crops and foods can be toxic or allergenic, and raises the concern that many GM products remain under-tested.
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That’s an interesting point.
Makers of Agent Orange followed formula dictated by U.S. government
Published: July 22, 2013
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/07/22/197316/makers-of-agent-orange-followed.html
“European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility”
Sounds like nothing but Marxists. No one with a political agenda, especially a Marxist agenda, can call themselves a scientist.
“heck we have monsato and GMO supporters here on FR.”
We have dimwits that think they know something about GMO but act exactly like liberals supporting global warming; they read something, know nothing really about it, but then support the cause religiously and are completely convinced they are right.
“Count me in as a Monsanto supporter. Lots of folk able to afford food because of their work.”
Same here. Not to mention genetics has helped reduce the need for chemical pesticides, something you’d think these guys would support.
“I just want things to be labeled.”
Why? What do you know about such things that you could make an informed decision? Nothing. You would use such labeling to attack the foods.
“The “scientists” here would scoff at this as evidence”
Yes, we would, because he did not isolate that rBGH was the cause and not some other product in that particular milk.
And no one had a clue then? Like something that strips vegetation with a simple spray wouldn’t be harmful to other living things...
“GMO is only a tool to help the food conglomerates gain a stranglehold on the food supply.”
Wild statement ya got there. Mind explaining how GMO provides that ‘strangledhold’?
” the rates of autism, allergies, asthma, obesity and diabetes have exploded. “
Wrong conclusion.
Autism is misdiagnosed in most cases. Teachers and parents don’t want to discipline kids so they call them “Autistic” instead and put them on drugs. Schools get money for getting kids into drug therapies.
Obesity is from parents feeding their kids convenience foods and keeping them indoors. Obesity doesn’t happen in kids with good meals and exercise; GMO or not.
Diabetes goes along with obesity.
Sorry, but blaming GMO on your bad child rearing decisions is liberal as you attempt to blame others for your actions.
” he feels GMOs might be bad.”
Oh, come on, she read it on the Internet and is now an expert on...never mind, yer right. She “feels” it because she certainly couldn’t know it.
“I chose NOT to eat GMO food.”
Yet, you most likely have. Maybe GMOs will help you grow a head on your shoulders so you don’t have to pull out the one you have stuffed up your ass.
“Agent Orange “
What does Agent Orange have to do with GMOs? Just going for hatred?
You should borrow your sister in law’s hat to cover the giant hole in your head.
When you can reply without starting with an insult get back to me, till then bye.
>> “The consumer has chosen” <<
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Consumers world wide have chosen to have bold labels to warn them of these hazards to life.
All of the informed choose to avoid frankenfood.
The weeds that were formerly controlled by the Roundup used on Roundup ready GMO crops have grown immune to the Roundup. Now they’re engineering in resistance to one of the components of Agent Orange and will be obtaining approval for the use of that as well. The new GMO crops will be able to be sprayed with Roundup and the other herbicides as well.
Use of pesticide has in fact decreased. Use of herbicide has exponentiated over the past 20 years.
Exactly what rights did they receive for their alleged political bribes?
They received the right to write the legislation and more importantly, regulation which controls the market they are in.
If you two don't recognize the incestuous relationship between big government bureaucracy and the big industries they "regulate" then you are blind.
I have seen it first hand being formerly in the pharmacy industry. I worked for a large chain pharmacy. While the Medicare Part D fight was going on, I was curious as to why my company was not on the front lines fighting against it. It seemed that it would certainly hurt our industry. After it passed I found out why. We went from doing 2 or 3 independent pharmacy acquisitions per year to 2 or 3 per month. The small mom and pop pharmacies could not keep up with the paper work, the lower reimbursement rates and the long delays in reimbursement. They just didn't have the infrastructure to keep up or float the cash from month to month. After it was all said and done about 7% of all independent pharmacies closed in the first 12 months after implementation of Medicare Part D.
This is the same reason the hospitals and insurance companies didn't fight Obamacare. They knew that by having a seat at the table they can craft the legislation or regulation to benefit them. It happens in every industry. If you don't think that Monsanto, Con-Agra and Dow Chemical representatives are filling the USDA then you haven't been paying attention.
To say, "The food is safe. I know it because the USDA says so."...is simply ridiculous.
Start looking into enforcement actions by the USDA and see who they target for breaking the rules. Look who actually causes the majority of disease outbreaks in our food system. You will then see that the USDA is a tool of Big Ag for the purpose of maintaining and growing market share.
Rather than sober, clinical bureaucrats, this list looks to be a bunch of insider, lefty statists if you ask me....
Look, I am no lefty. I love it when businesses become and stay big because they offer a superior product or service. I simply hate it when they use the evil force of government to increase power and market share. It is doubly disturbing when "conservatives" point to government validation as proof of the corporation's virtue.
As for the safety of GMOs and Big Ag procedures, I will concede that I don't know the mechanism by which they are harming us. That doesn't mean that they aren't. Many people acknowledged in the 1800's that going to a doctor/hospital was a very dangerous thing and you were very likely to come out worse than you went in. They didn't know that the lack of sanitation and subsequently the bacteria and viruses were the cause but they saw the relationship. Anyone who looks at the state of American health and our food system and compares them to the food systems and health of America in the past and other countries today, can see that we have a problem with our food system.
I was enjoying the lively discussion here...and then I read your post. Some of us believe that food is medicine and don’t want it altered. There’s not one tissue in the human body made up of a drug; I chose healthy non-GMO food over drugs. Does that make me some of nut?
some kind of a nut (typo). If I am a nut, I want to be a non-GMO nut.
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