GM Corn: Organ Failure

The varieties of corn, Mon 810, Mon 863, and NK 603, were approved for food use for humans in Europe and North America. The research is described as the first to ever comprehensively study the potential mammal health risks that may arise from eating genetically modified food products. The research titled A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health was conducted by four French scientists.
Monsanto has said that that its GM products are safe, although at least one other independent study has shown Mon 863 maize to have toxic effects on the liver.
Mon 810 corn was banned in a few European countries, contravening a directive from the European Commission, which had approved the corn. This controversial product contains Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to control the Asian corn borer. Bt is bacteria commonly found in the soil. The safety of this product has been questioned frequently since it was released to the market in 1997.
NK 603 is a variety of corn engineered to be resistant to Monsanto's herbicide, Roundup. While the safety of this product has been a concern, there has been little scientific research demonstrating that NK 603 is not safe until recently. Sharratt said all three varieties are approved in Canada.
France, which banned Mon 810 in 2008, is calling for more research into the environmental safety of Mon 810 -- the only gm corn allowed to be grown in Europe. France presented its concerns to a European body reviewing Mon 810. The European Commission will finalize the review in February.
Monsanto posted a first quarter loss of $19 million, which is blamed on a decline in herbicide sales, but Monsanto has been focusing more on genetically modified crops, such as a genetically modified wheat which it plans to reintroduce to North America. Plans for GM wheat were first brought forward in 2004, but were shelved after protests by farmers and consumers.
Monsanto is also working on creating a drought-resistant maize which can be grown in semi-arid regions of the world. This work has received the financial backing of the Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation, partnered with the Rockefeller Foundation are working to bring the next green revolution to Sub-Saharan Africa. Monsanto has developed a drought resistant corn for use in western countries, and has applied to the FDA for approval to sell the seed in the United States.

From Digital Journal 1.13.10

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[McFucer]

@wildflowersandi Doesn't look like he's, (Father in 'heaven'), helping much does it.

[McFucer]

Ya NEVA know wtf ur eating ay, it's scary man.

[jondavidgriffin]

@DrewAnti1960 chances are you do eat corn, High Fructose Corn Syrup is a base for hundreds of processed foods, including bread, soft drinks, ketchup, cereals etc etc

[FromDimmuLand]

But, under Codex, it will ot be required to label the products..

[StylidiumLane]

It is mandatory for GM foods to be identified on food labels in Australia and New Zealand. These requirements became law in December 2001 and were put in place by food ministers to assist consumers to purchase or avoid GM foods, depending on their own views and beliefs.

[PsychoIII17]

Do you hear about the fuss over bone in beef imports to Taiwan? The government made a deal with the U.S. and Taiwanese people reject it. The boycott is on, and U.S. Senators are pissed. FU&% 'em! Keep your hormone injected beef out of Fantasy Island. Most Taiwanese people don't eat beef anyway.

[promac100]

You are what you eat, and i agree with katfellow it will be in our children and grandkids that we will see the effects of GM remember thalidomide in the 60s we were told that was safe as well "NOT"

[Katfellow]

GM food is a very bad way to go imo.

Our kids & grandkids will be the ones to pay for that, I'm sorry to say.

[menana2u]

How long has this been going on? I will only be eating what I get from my garden and local growers.We can get our meat from them also. It's not safe to do much of anything anymore.

Thanks for the info!

[wildflowersandi]

Remember that old Bryer's ice cream commercial--the 2 kids trying to read the contents of other brands and couldn't pronounce the words! Breyer's contents=milk and cream I think--am gettin old--LOL--if you can't say it don't EAT it! LOL Father in Heaven HELP!