Contaminated

From the provocative GNN http://gnn.tv

There are currently over 786 million hungry people on planet Earth. And while few would deny that world hunger is one of the most important issues facing mankind today, if the solution is left to companies like Monsanto, Aventis, Dow, and DuPont, we may face even greater challenges to the security of our global ecosystem.

With the second Green Revolution well under way, the world's food supply is slowly being transformed by a radically improvised agricultural paradigm. Genetically engineered crops have been introduced into the market without the rigorous testing that many scientists feel is required. The history is instructive:

In 1986, U.S. biotech companies began testing the first genetically engineered food products. In 1993, the FDA declared that GM food was "not inherently dangerous," which gave a green light to biotech corporations who had been developing GM seeds. One year later, the first GM food product, Flavr Savr tomato, was released to enthusiastic U.S. consumers.

But in Europe, GM food did not win such easy converts. Groups like Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth protested the new "Frankenfoods," galvanizing public outrage and the eventual policy mandate requiring all modified produce to be clearly labelled.

Despite the highly publicized battle over genetically engineered food, many people are still unaware that many of the products they consume on a daily basis are GM. In Contaminated, Fritjof Capra, Paul Hawken and Vandana Shiva explain the evolution of the new biotech agribusiness and its potential dangers to the sustainability of the global food supply.


Credits
Directed / Produced by:
Josh Shore

Co-produced by:
Anthony Lappé

Edited by:
Meghan Eckman

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News & Politics

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• Contaminated

[motormouthfrenchie]

Youtube is a nest of what im guessing are A) paid people to counteract activism done on youtube B) Self-motivated right-wing people who try to disguise themselves as "realist liberals" like Kazza2ud 3 comments up

[sugoo2]

Best thing - grow your own!! They ARE poisoning us in many ways, floride in tap water, cows milk, beef, pork, processed foods, toothpaste, chem trails, weather modification, msg, aspartame, diet drinks, bread, fructose corn syrup, flour, medicines, fast foods, trans fats, sports drinks esp gatorade... manufactured diseases,BSE in US since 96..

[Russe11100]

"By their deeds ye shall know them." - The Bible

And to think they do it for nothing more than a few extra feet on their super-yachts... Sad, stupid and sick in their souls (those that still have one).

[Russe11100]

‎"To err is human but to really F*** things up requires the venal, self serving, soulless corruption of a corporate executive out to make a quick, easy buck in the here and NOW from the destruction of all our children's futures - even his/hers. Hell is too good for them but will do... (I can hear the gates of the Abyss opening wider and the delighted screams of demons and devils enraptured by the burgeoning corporate candidates blindly sprinting their way... )

[RonPaul2008dotcomluv]

@arcannar Have you heard about the studies done showing that mice who were fed GM corn and soybeans had babies that became infertile and developed reproductive and other health problems after three or four generations of mice had been born?

[amberience]

Evidence please... not sloganeering.

[deliriouslyhappy21]

@GOTTshua What nutrients are depleted? You clearly do not know about GMOs. They add more nutrients to them as a matter of fact. And since we were given seeds, we were also given viruses that kill our plants. We should be thankful for those too, right?Praise YHWH!!!!!! Without genetic engineering we would not being to make plants that are resistant to the viruses. Plz go and do some research.

[deliriouslyhappy21]

@mjr256 I guess they dont know that they need to thank biotechnology for their medicines. I hope they refuse the medicines too!!!!

[deliriouslyhappy21]

@mjr256 i love ur comment!!! ppl do need to do their research before they talk about what they dont know!!

[jeffmillsisgod]

that what a free market does cause better quality food

excuse me...a free market created mad cow disease amongst other things, where mass farming methods, end up feeding dead sheep to cows,, mmmm tasty!!, and uncontrolled use of pesticides has created dead zones in the oceans, including a huge one in the gulf of Mexico...you can bury your head as much as you want and believe the propaganda of the corporations...just wait until you discover the effects on future generations