Europe-wide ban on Monsanto GM corn imminent

[Dana]

[h=1]Europe-wide ban on Monsanto GM corn imminent in wake of French study linking it to cancer[/h] Thursday, October 04, 2012 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/037424_Monsanto_GM_corn_French_study.html#ixzz28Ru5D3vb


(NaturalNews) Pending affirmation by its national health agency, France is expected to call for an official ban on Monsanto's genetically-modified (GM) corn very soon "at a European level," according to the French news source RFI. Following the recent release of a University of Caen study that found a link between the "Frankencorn" and the development of severe tumors in rats, French officials have been urging a Europe-wide ban on both the cultivation and import of the GM corn, which was never proven safe in the first place prior to its commercial release.

The study, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, revealed for the first time that rats fed Monsanto's NK603 GM corn treated with Roundup (glyphosate) herbicide for longer than 90 days developed deadly tumors at a much higher, and much quicker, rate than rats not exposed to these products. Similar health consequences were observed in rats fed NK603 GM corn without Roundup, as well as in rats exposed to just Roundup, revealing more about the true toxicity of these two highly-pervasive food technologies.

What the study suggests, in other words, is that GMOs are far from innocuous, and that they pose some very serious health threats when consumed for long periods of time. Since there have never been any other long-term studies on the safety of GMOs -- and definitely none that have ever proven them to be safe -- it makes logical and scientific sense to adopt the precautionary principle in light of the available evidence, which is heavily stacked against the continued purveyance of GMOs.

"'Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GMO food,' including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, faulty insulin regulation, and changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system," says the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT). "The AAEM (American Academy of Emergency Medicine) asked physicians to advise patients to avoid GM foods."

And this latest study out of France only affirms what groups like IRT have been warning about for years -- that GMOs are not safe, that independent research clearly illustrates their potential health risks, and that no long-term safety studies have ever definitively proven that GMO consumption is safe or beneficial to human health.

"While previous studies have usually lasted only about three months, Seralini's (French GMO study) lasted two years, the average rat's lifespan, and the illnesses developed later in the period covered," says RFI.

Sources for this article include:

http://www.english.rfi.fr

http://www.naturalnews.com

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/gmo-dangers

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[Alien Allen]

I always question at what levels they exposed the rats to stuff deemed harmful.

In my experience at work some of the things they tested it would take drinking 50 barrels of water over 75 years for one to be expected to get cancer.

Meanwhile we keep living longer and longer.

Something don't add up and just follow the money if one wants to see who is driving the bus and what their motives are.

Not to say one should have no concerns but many times it is just bullshit as a result of some pre determined study

 

[Kakapo Dundee]

The thread title is a bit misleading.

I just Googled "Ethan A Huff", the author of this article. Looks like he's a flat-earther.

I also Googled "France Monsato Corn"

First article confirms that the European Food Safety Authority http://www.efsa.europa.eu/ have rejected the study in question as unscientific.


http://rt.com/news/corn-study-gm-french-711/

Nobody's banning GM corn any time soon.

 

[Dana]

I always question at what levels they exposed the rats to stuff deemed harmful.

In my experience at work some of the things they tested it would take drinking 50 barrels of water over 75 years for one to be expected to get cancer.

Meanwhile we keep living longer and longer.

Something don't add up and just follow the money if one wants to see who is driving the bus and what their motives are.

Not to say one should have no concerns but many times it is just bullshit as a result of some pre determined study

Does it really matter how much one consumes? Not in my opinion. Though I too question to what extent they tested these rats. To be honest even though I believe these chemicals to be harmful to anyone and thing; a rat an animal which is known to carry diseases is a lot different than a human.

The thread title is a bit misleading.

I just Googled "Ethan A Huff", the author of this article. Looks like he's a flat-earther.

I also Googled "France Monsato Corn"

First article confirms that the European Food Safety Authority http://www.efsa.europa.eu/ have rejected the study in question as unscientific.


http://rt.com/news/corn-study-gm-french-711/

Nobody's banning GM corn any time soon.

Not sure wtf a flat earther is... Just another term for hippy I'm assuming as you love to throw that around. The title was shortened for a reason because I don't like when a long title is cut off. I put the whole title in the OP.

 

[Kakapo Dundee]

You don't understand that the title is a lie?

There is no imminent ban on the product. The very reputable European Food Safety Authority dismissed the studies put up by the fuckwit hippies as 'junk science'

The EFSA took issue with the type of rat used in the study, specifically the albino Sprague-Dawley strain of rat. Sprague-Dawley rats have a tendency to develop cancers naturally over the course of their two-year life span, which was also the duration of the study.

.So basically, the hippies either didn't know what they were doing, or deliberately tried to skew the results.

There's no evidence that GM corn causes cancer in rats, much less in humans.But you believe whatever the hippies tell you Dana.

 

[Kakapo Dundee]

revealed for the first time that rats fed Monsanto's NK603 GM corn treated with Roundup (glyphosate) herbicide for longer than 90 days

It seems rather desperate to me.Why would you treat corn with weedkiller? And why would you feed weedkiller tainted corn to rats continuously for three months? And why would you choose a strain of rats known for their susceptibility to cancer under non-test conditions?

Seems to me that the methodology has been deliberately constructed to deliver the required conclusion.

 

[Francis]

This thing with France and other EU countries has really nothing to do with GMO foods but rather with Agriculture subsidies that some industries get. Corn is heavily used for Biofuel ( ethanol ) and back a few years ago there was a panic there would not be enough to feed the people of the planet..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007–2008_world_food_price_crisis

Seriously when they do dubious testing and accept as fact its really nothing but political posturing. Hey I will accept proper testing and will not eat harmful stuff but lets make sure its not for the wrong reason something is called bad.

You also have a choice.. Make enough food or starve..

 

[Dana]

You don't understand that the title is a lie?

There is no imminent ban on the product. The very reputable European Food Safety Authority dismissed the studies put up by the fuckwit hippies as 'junk science'

The EFSA took issue with the type of rat used in the study, specifically the albino Sprague-Dawley strain of rat. Sprague-Dawley rats have a tendency to develop cancers naturally over the course of their two-year life span, which was also the duration of the study.

.So basically, the hippies either didn't know what they were doing, or deliberately tried to skew the results.

There's no evidence that GM corn causes cancer in rats, much less in humans.But you believe whatever the hippies tell you Dana.

You are a pathetic ass person...Go on believing Whatever your government tells you.

 

[Kakapo Dundee]

Sorry if my continued belief in facts and science offends you Dana. Feel free to continue buying into this kind of snake oil if it makes you feel less mainstream and therefore more significant.

 

[MoonOwl]

Speaking of GM, I came across this list of engineered foods and was surprised how big it is:

http://shiftfrequency.com/comprehensive-list-of-gmo-products/

If one doesn't like the list, don't trash me. Just passing it on.:cool


Big corporations using their muscle to keep a lid on things? That's never happened before....:tooth

 

[Dana]

Speaking of GM, I came across this list of engineered foods and was surprised how big it is:

http://shiftfrequency.com/comprehensive-list-of-gmo-products/

If one doesn't like the list, don't trash me. Just passing it on.:cool


Big corporations using their muscle to keep a lid on things? That's never happened before....:tooth

Oh no better not have kakapo read this he might start calling you a hippy and insulting you :tooth

 

[MoonOwl]

Meh, so what. One believes what they want to believe. Both sides of a topic. Some people prefer to insult instead of discuss. Safer that way.

 

[Francis]

My Dear Moonie, your list is so far from incomplete..

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/genetically-modified-food_n_1690653.html

 

[Alien Allen]

Does it really matter how much one consumes? Not in my opinion. Though I too question to what extent they tested these rats. To be honest even though I believe these chemicals to be harmful to anyone and thing; a rat an animal which is known to carry diseases is a lot different than a human.

Absolutely it matters how much one consumes

You realize there are a lot of poisonous things found in all kinds of foods naturally don't you?

I forget the things that have arsenic in it. You don't see people sick from it because it would take ridiculous amounts consumed to do harm.

There are a lot of studies done that have banned things with negative effect all because the studies findings were not based on reality and or there was a predetermined result that was desired.

It does not mean we should ignore all studies but there are a lot that have had very negative effects and at great costs.

 

[Dana]

Absolutely it matters how much one consumes

You realize there are a lot of poisonous things found in all kinds of foods naturally don't you?

I forget the things that have arsenic in it. You don't see people sick from it because it would take ridiculous amounts consumed to do harm.

There are a lot of studies done that have banned things with negative effect all because the studies findings were not based on reality and or there was a predetermined result that was desired.

It does not mean we should ignore all studies but there are a lot that have had very negative effects and at great costs.

Should we eat these foods with naturally occurring toxins in them? I really do not think we should and yet we do anyway; even I do it. Because it's what we're accustom to. Rice is the crop that was found to have arsenic in it. But Asians have been cultivating rice for thousands of years and a lot live to be like 100. But I have also seen the negative effects these chemicals & toxins do to the body. I was a man who consumed a 12 pack of Diet Pepsi a day for 10 years. If you'd witnessed the withdrawl symptoms I had you might think twice. That aspartame is no joke. The problem is America is a land of over consumption so these toxins are bound to have a negative affect on ones health.

 

[Kakapo Dundee]

Oh no better not have kakapo read this he might start calling you a hippy and insulting you :tooth

That GM food exists is not in dispute. I only laugh at the losers who swallow every ridiculous piece of propaganda written about it.

This thread title is an absolute lie. There is no imminent ban, the EU sent the university students who came up with this particular line of junk science back to school.

 

[Alien Allen]

Should we eat these foods with naturally occurring toxins in them? I really do not think we should and yet we do anyway; even I do it. Because it's what we're accustom to. Rice is the crop that was found to have arsenic in it. But Asians have been cultivating rice for thousands of years and a lot live to be like 100. But I have also seen the negative effects these chemicals & toxins do to the body. I was a man who consumed a 12 pack of Diet Pepsi a day for 10 years. If you'd witnessed the withdrawl symptoms I had you might think twice. That aspartame is no joke. The problem is America is a land of over consumption so these toxins are bound to have a negative affect on ones health.

Do you consider that a normal amount?

I am a big Pepsi drinker but I don't think I ever once came even close to drinking a 12 pack in a day. Not even close.

Just about anything in moderation is tolerable.

My point is not to criticize one for wanting to avoid these toxins.

Just that in lower amounts they are harmless. I know firsthand studies done with regard to water and many are similar junk science. The most obvious one I recall about 25 years ago had to do with lead content in brass components used in plumbing. In one study they put the product in a 4" cylinder a few feet long and filled it up with distilled water. The end result was what the enviro nuts wanted. The water made the lead leach out of the brass and as a result you had lead content required to be lowered or banned from many products at a huge cost to the country.

Another example is arsenic in water supplies. They lowered the limit from 50 PPB down to 10 PBB with nothing to support such a drastic measure. At a cost of many, many billions of dollars which has to get paid for by somebody

 

[The Man]

It seems rather desperate to me.Why would you treat corn with weedkiller? And why would you feed weedkiller tainted corn to rats continuously for three months? And why would you choose a strain of rats known for their susceptibility to cancer under non-test conditions?

Seems to me that the methodology has been deliberately constructed to deliver the required conclusion.

You dont know how the stuff works obviously
It is sprayed by the farmers .....the corn lives...the rest dies
The corn has been genetically modified to live through being sprayed with the chemical.

 

[Dana]

That GM food exists is not in dispute. I only laugh at the losers who swallow every ridiculous piece of propaganda written about it.

Watch who you're calling a loser kiwi...

 

[The Man]

While not taking a position here
Here are a couple articles Dana which may be of interest {showing cell damage}

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/DMPGR.php

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/GTARW.php