Elizabeth Renter
Infowars.com
May 25, 2013
In yet another showing of their lack of concern towards the people who give them their jobs, Senators in Washington D.C. voted against a key GMO labeling amendment to the Farm bill. One that would have allowed states to decide to label the presence of genetically modified ingredients in food products.
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (Photo credit: live w mcs)
Mike Barrett
Infowars.com
April 16, 2013
Is GMO corn nutritionally equivalent to non-GMO corn? Monsanto will tell you the answer is a big ‘yes’, but the real answer is absolutely not. And the simple reality is that they are continuing to get away with their blatant misinformation. In fact, a 2012 nutritional analysis of genetically modified corn found that not only is GM corn lacking in vitamins and nutrients when compared to non-GM corn, but the genetic creation also poses numerous health risks due to extreme toxicity.
With the recent passing of the Monsanto Protection Act, there is no
question that mega corporations like Monsanto are able to wield enough
power to even surpass that of the United States government. The new
legislation provides Monsanto with a legal safeguard against federal
courts striking down any pending review of dangerous GM crops. It is
ironic to see the passing of such a bill in the face of continuous
releases of GMO dangers.
Non-GMO Corn 20x Richer in Nutrition than GMO Corn
The 2012 report, entitled 2012 Nutritional Analysis: Comparison of GMO Corn versus Non-GMO Corn,
found numerous concerning and notable differences between GMO and
non-GMO corn, none of which are particularly surprising. First, the
report found that non-GMO corn has considerably more calcium, magnesium,
manganese, potassium, iron, and zinc.
As far as energy content goes, non-GMO corn was found to ‘emit 3,400 times more energy per gram, per second compared to GMO corn’, as reported by NaturalNews. Overall, the paper found that non-GMO corn is 20 times richer in nutrition, energy and protein compared to GMO corn.
GMO Corn Also Found to be Highly Toxic
Not surprisingly, the report found what many of us already know – that
GMO corn is highly toxic. While non-GMO corn was found to be free of
chlorides, formaldehyde, glyphosate (active ingredient in Monsanto’s
best selling herbicide Roundup), and other toxic substances, GMO corn is
riddled with these toxins.
Based on the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations, the maximum amount of glyphosate allowed in drinking water is 700 parts per billion, which equates to .7 ppm.
The amount is a set “level of protection based on the best available
science to prevent potential health problems”. Europe allows even less
glyphosate in water, at .2 ppm. The report found that GMO corn contains 13 ppm – that’s 18.5x the “safe amount” set by the EPA.
Similarly, GMO corn contains concerning levels of toxic formaldehyde,
at 200 ppm. According to Dr. Don Huber, a respected expert on GMOs, at
least one study found that 0.97 ppm of ingested formaldehyde was toxic
to animals. The GMO corn was found to contain 200 times more formaldehyde than this ‘maximum’ safety amount.
Biotech Giants Like Monsanto Caught Lying Again
Monsanto has been making the claim for years that genetically modified
foods are equivalent or even of higher quality than non-GMOs, but
nothing could be further from the truth. Numerous studies have shown us
the dangers of GMO foods such as GMO corn, along with the dangers of the massive amount of pesticides
that accompany GMO crops. This 2012 report reminds us once again that
corporations like Monsanto simply can not be trusted, and that the
company will continue making false claims until the end of days in order
to profit and slowly genetically engineer the world.
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The 2012 report 2012 Nutritional Analysis: Comparison of GMO Corn versus Non-GMO Corn, was reportedly shared with the owners of MomsAcrossAmerica.com by
De Dell Seed Company, the only non-GMO seed supplies in Canada. De Dell
Seed Company received the document from a company called ProfitPro,
based in Minnesota.
Additional Sources: Onlinelibrary.Wiley
Mike Barrett’s article first appeared at NaturalSociety.com.
This article was posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 6:13 pm
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By Sean Poulter
The first genetically modified meat and fish could be approved this summer.
Authorities in the US are expected to grant approval to Aquabounty salmon, which has been modified to grow twice as fast as normal salmon.
And experts trying to combat world hunger are calling on the British Government to back the use of GM farm animals on the dinner table here.
Approved: U.S. authorities have given the go ahead for salmon that grow twice as fast as normal fish, paving the way for the Government to back the use of them here
The push into GM meat could see the production of giant pigs, hens that have only female chicks and cattle made disease resistant using genes from baboons.
But the move will alarm critics of the use of GM technology who are still battling to block the expansion of genetically modified crops.
Earlier breakthrough: Dolly the cloned sheep, which was developed by the Roslin Institute
Professor Helen Sang, GM animal expert at the Roslin Institute – where Dolly the sheep was cloned – insisted fears surrounding ‘Frankenstein’ foods can be overcome.
Roslin scientists yesterday called on the Government to support the spread of GM into farm animals but admit there will need to be a change in attitude among British families and retailers.
They say a new technique of gene editing allows precise changes to be made in animals destined to be eaten.
Professor Sang said: ‘This is a very exciting time. We have GM animals that have qualities you can’t achieve through conventional animal breeding.
‘The problem with GM is that it is seen as mumbo jumbo magic. But if people can understand what the aims are and what we are trying to achieve then they are much more comfortable.
‘It is an issue for us that the supermarkets decided many years ago not to sell GM food. They will have to change what they do, which will be a challenge for them. Food production is an international business and so GM animals may become acceptable in other countries before it is accepted here.’
The US is expected to approve Aquabounty salmon in the next few weeks. It is produced by inserting a growth hormone gene and another gene taken from the eel-like ocean pout. The fish would be sterile and raised in vast tanks on land rather than in sea cages. Bruce Whitelaw, professor of animal biotechnology at Roslin, said the main priorities of animal breeding companies are to create disease-resistant animals and manipulate the gender of offspring.
But Chinese scientists are also working on creating bigger, faster-growing food animals, he said.
Dr Helen Wallace of GeneWatch, which campaigns to ensure any use of GM is in the public interest, warned: ‘GM fish escapes could pose a serious threat to wild salmon populations.’ An EU move to allow the use of GM animals and insects modified to help destroy crop pests ‘amounts to engineering whole ecosystems, and no one knows the consequences of this,’ she said.
Pete Riley, of the GM Freeze campaign, said: ‘We can see no advantages from GM animals in either food production, pest control or disease control.
‘We know from in-breeding using conventional methods that this causes huge genetic problems which impact on the health and welfare of farmed animals.’
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