Rats Fed With GMO Corn Sold In Walmart Grow Massive Tumors
Thursday, September 20, 2012 13:00
French scientists have revealed that rats fed on Monsanto’s Genetically Modified corn suffered tumors and other damage including kidney and liver damage.
“The reason for that is quite obvious since Monsanto’s GMO corn has been genetically modified to grow the herbicide (RoundUp) directly inside the crop.”
Combination image of two pictures featuring rats with tumors after they were fed a diet of genetically modified (GM) maize produced by US chemical giant Monsanto (AFP Photo / Criigen)
As the battle unfolds in the United States to force corporations to label their food as containing genetically modified components the bought and paid for American scientists have repeatedly found in studies there are no dangers associated with consuming genetically modified foods.
In fact America’s largest retailer has announced plans to carry Monsanto’s genetically modified corn without alerting consumers.
America’s largest bio-agriculture company and the biggest retailer in the country are joining forces, but a happy ending isn’t necessarily in sight. Walmart will soon be stocking their shelves with GMO corn made by Monsanto.
America’s largest bio-agriculture company and the biggest retailer in the country are joining forces, but a happy ending isn’t necessarily in sight. Walmart will soon be stocking their shelves with GMO corn made by Monsanto.
Millions of Americans shop at Walmart, but that doesn’t mean that they all know what they’re getting as they check out in shopping centers across the country. The retail giant says they won’t advertise which of their products are made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, which could become a big problem very soon. Zack Kaldveer explains in an editorial published by the California Progress Report this month that Walmart will soon sell a special factory-made corn manufactured by Monsanto, which while it will allow most of Americans more easy access to affordable food, will also fill them with unknown insecticides: the very GMO crop Walmart will be selling has been genetically engineered to include chemicals right inside the corn.
Over in Europe the exact opposite is occurring with GM crops being burned entirely, with companies being forced to label such foods and GM products being banned altogether.
A new study conducted by French scientists shows the Europeans have good reasons to do so.
Specifically, after studying the effects of Monsanto’s GMO corn on rats the results were shocking.
Among the ailments suffered were massive tumors, and other complications including kidney and liver damage which happens to be the same symptoms caused by Monsanto’s Round Up herbicide.
The reason for that is quite obvious since Monsanto’s GMO corn has been genetically modified to grow the herbicide directly inside the crop.
As we saw with DDT, Asbestos, Cigarette Smoke, Agent Orange and numerous other toxin US regulators have simply took their bribes and shut the hell up as the corrupt scientists declare the GM corn toxins safe for consumption.
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French scientists have revealed that rats fed on GM corn sold by American firm Monsanto, suffered tumors and other complications including kidney and liver damage. When testing the firm’s top brand weed killer the rats showed similar symptoms.
The French government has asked its health and safety agency to assess the study and had also sent it to the European Union’s food safety agency, Reuters reports.
“Based on the conclusion…, the government will ask the European authorities to take all necessary measures to protect human and animal health, measures that could go as far as an emergency suspension of imports of NK603 maize in the European Union,” the French health, environment and farm ministries said in a joint statement.
Researchers from the University of Caen found that rats fed on a diet containing NK603 – a seed variety made tolerant to amounts of Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller – or given water mixed with the product, at levels permitted in the United States – died earlier than those on a standard diet.
The research conducted by Gilles-Eric Seralini and his colleagues, said the rats suffered mammary tumors, as well as severe liver and kidney damage. The study was published in the journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology and presented at a news conference in London.
Fifty percent of male and 70 percent of female rats died prematurely, compared with only 30 percent and 20 percent in the control group, said the researchers.
Monsanto spokesman, Thomas Helscher, said the company would review the study thoroughly but stated that other scientific studies had proved the biotech crops’ safety.
Some scientists however criticized the French researchers’ statistical methods and the use of a particular type of rat, saying the albino Sprague-Dawley strain of animal had a tendency to develop cancers.
But despite skepticism, the study draws attention to controversy surrounding genetically modified crops and the US biotech giant Monsanto.
Michael Antoniou, a molecular biologist at King’s College London – who acted as an adviser to Seralini’s team – told reporters that the study stresses the “need to test all GM crops in two-year lifelong studies”.
“I feel this data is strong enough to withdraw the marketing approval for this variety of GM maize temporarily, until this study is followed up and repeated with larger number of animals to get the full statistical power that we want,” he said as quoted by Reuters.
Last Friday France said it will uphold a ban on genetically modified crops produced by the Monsanto. The move came as President Francois Hollande pushed his plan to put the environment back at the top of the international agenda.
In the wake of the publication, Jose Bove, vice-chairman of the European Parliament’s commission for agriculture, called for an immediate suspension of all EU cultivation and import authorizations of genetically modified crops.
“This study finally shows we are right and that it is urgent to quickly review all GMO evaluation processes,” he said following the announcement of the research.
While being widely used in the United States, GM crops have been less popular among European consumers, due to concerns about its impact on people’s health and the environment.
In California, opponents of genetically engineered food are fighting to have it removed from the food supply. They are also pushing to pass Proposition 37, a law that would legally require genetically modified foods to be labeled as such. Monsanto stands opposed to such a proposal and has donated over $4.2 million to lobby against it.
Agriculturalists across America have previously tried to take the biotech giant to court over charges stemming from their lab-made corn GMOs. Over 2,000 farmers have petitioned the US government to more thoroughly investigate the impact that genetically modified corn crop from Monsanto will have on the country.
As RT reported before, Monsanto wants to plant a corn variant across America’s Midwest that will be resistant to a powerful pesticide produced with 2,4-D, the same compound crucial to the make-up of the notorious Vietnam War-era killer Agent Orange. If approved, the new corn will be able to thrive as farmers douse their fields in the chemical, killing off unwanted weeds in the process, while at the same time subjecting Americans to a pesticide linked to cancer risks.
Source: RT
1 comment:
I'm tired of being lied to by these multinational conglomerates. Fact is approximately 88% of ALL corn is GMO, which means that when you buy...canned corn, frozen corn, meals with corn in it, corn tortillas, corn chips, corn flakes, corn bread, high fructose corn syrup, dog food, etc...it is all GMO Unless labeled as organic. (hopefully they're telling the truth) Also, they are putting Bt in the corn, which is a bacteria (Bt stands for bacillus thuringiensis)and it keeps on multiplying in your intestinal tract when you ingest it into your body.) The farmers used to sprinkle Bt powder on the corn silks to keep the worms off which the moths lay the eggs on there. Under these conditions, it is harmless to humans, it washes off if it rains, and it never gets on the corn itself. What Monsanto is doing, is inserting this bacteria into the dna of the corn, and that makes it 1000 times more potent, and it doesn't wash off, and it is inside the corn, and when you eat it, it replicates inside of your intestinal tract. This is really bad for your body and health. The GMO corn that is fed to the cattle is actually killing them. Cattle are supposed to be able to live for about 20 years, and with this gmo feed, they are dying in about 2-4 years. In addition to that, you are eating the meat of these animals, along with antibiotics, and rbgh hormones in it, which is all bad stuff. I hate to say this, but when the corn all dried up this year, that was probably a good thing, because it got rid of all that gmo corn that is killing people and animals. I strongly approve of what they are doing in France to eradicate gmo crops, and we should do that here in the United States. If everybody will STOP buying corn products, then the farmers who have been lied to will stop buying Monsanto's filthy GMO seed, and start growing good corn. They have already contaminated the soil using and spraying roundup all over their crops with cropdusters or whatever they use, though. This really is part of the agenda to kill off the humans on the planet, and these crazy SOB's are getting away with this. WHY??? Why let them get away with this? These guys have got to be stopped and the American people need to smarten up! For more information on GMO's go to www.livehealthyforless.com and put gmo's in the searchbox at the top right.
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