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Study Proves Three Monsanto Corn Varieties' Noxiousness to the Organism

Friday 11 December 2009

by: Le Monde with AFP   |  Le Monde

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GMO cornfields in Canada. A new European study "clearly reveals ... new side effects linked with GM maize consumption" affected the liver and kidneys, but also other organs for three Monsanto GMO corn varieties. (Photo: DawnOne)

A study published in the International Journal of Biological Sciences demonstrates the toxicity of three genetically modified corn varieties from the American seed company Monsanto, the Committee for Independent Research and Information on Genetic Engineering (Criigen, based in Caen), which participated in that study, announced Friday, December 11.

"For the first time in the world, we've proven that GMO are neither sufficiently healthy nor proper to be commercialized. [...] Each time, for all three GMOs, the kidneys and liver, which are the main organs that react to a chemical food poisoning, had problems," indicated Gilles-Eric Séralini, an expert member of the Commission for Biotechnology Reevaluation, created by the EU in 2008.

Caen and Rouen University researchers, as well as Criigen researchers, based their analyses on the data supplied by Monsanto to health authorities to obtain the green light for commercialization, but they draw different conclusions after new statistical calculations. According to Professor Séralini, the health authorities based themselves on a reading of the conclusions Monsanto has presented and not on conclusions drawn from the totality of the data. The researchers were able to obtain complete documentation following a legal decision.

"Monsanto's tests, effected over 90 days, are obviously not of sufficient duration to be able to say whether chronic illnesses are caused. That's why we ask for tests over a period of at least two years," explained one researcher. Consequently, the scientists demand a "firm prohibition" on the importation and cultivation of these GMOs.

These three GMOs (MON810, MON863 and NK603) "are approved for human and animal consumption in the EU and especially the United States," notes Professor Séralini. "MON810 is the only one of the three grown in certain EU countries (especially Spain); the others are imported," he adds. A meeting of EU ministers over MON810 and NK603 is scheduled Monday

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Quit buying & eating corn

 Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:34 β€” Anonarcmous (not verified)
Quit buying & eating corn products until informative labels are attached. Quit eating corn flakes years ago--tasted soapy is the best I can describe.Vote with your $$.

The problem is that corn is

 Tue, 12/15/2009 - 21:05 β€” Anonymous (not verified)
The problem is that corn is included in a huge array of products, often in highly processed form. It's everywhere.

So far they havn't changed

 Wed, 12/16/2009 - 04:18 β€” Mel Smith (not verified)
So far they havn't changed the white and Blue corn, it is still good to eat. I hope some one see,s this that works in the FDA and will make some drastic changes in the USA and ban all GMO crops, as they are really screwing up our food source. It is getting harder and harder to find Organic food and also to find food that is not full of MSG,HFCS or Aspartame and many other ingredients with those Poisons hidden in them. You really have to read every label of any product you put in your shopping cart.

Monsanto will not be happy

 Wed, 12/16/2009 - 06:22 β€” Anonymous (not verified)
Monsanto will not be happy until they rule the food world with their GMOs. They have created famine and drought in every country that the government has capitulated. to their complicity with food and the World Bank/IMF. (The country cannot even get loans unless they include the purchase of Montsano seed in their application.) Oh yes, we talking evil here. Don't expect helpful labeling either, they have purchased all the people who make these decisions...yes, OUR supposed government.

Anonarcmous - I've been

 Wed, 12/16/2009 - 19:22 β€” Anonymous (not verified)
Anonarcmous - I've been checking my food carefully for years - high fructose corn syrup or just plain-labeled corn syrup is in danged-near everything! No wonder Americans are so obese, eating this much addictive sugar. And thanks for that info, Mel Smith. I love white corn, and if I can get it to grow in our garden spot next year...... Did you know that Aspartame, when heated to 80 degrees or more, causes lupus-like symptoms? I'm from AZ, was diagnosed with lupus and suffered for years until I decided diet sodas and other foods with artificial sweeteners had to go. Guess who's doing really well today? Lost a lot of weight? Lupus-free? A foster son who served in the Gulf War spent a year sick right along with me. He said that they had big pallets all over stacked with diet soda, and everybody just snagged them and drank them on the go. Hot. Ewww.

The correspondent above who

 Wed, 12/16/2009 - 20:46 β€” Ancient Londoner (not verified)
The correspondent above who points to Monsanto's commercial interest hits it on the head. I believe the chief threat from GMO's is the threat of monopoly inherent in the patenting of these genes. I understand that Indian farmers and others have gone bankrupt because they HAVE TO buy their seed from the makers of GMO, being unable to save their seed from the crop, at least without paying a royalty (steep) to the GMO supplier. That there are health reasons as well merely reinforces my objection. Monsanto, Dole and their like are out to take over the world and are a very potent threat to natural diversity.

Sorry, folks, but we will be

 Thu, 12/17/2009 - 02:00 β€” Anonymous (not verified)
Sorry, folks, but we will be stuck with genetically modified corn (and other such evils) as long as so few people are willing to devote the time and effort to learning how to cook with REAL food instead of relying on packaged, processed crap.

I am a white corn grower. It

 Thu, 12/17/2009 - 15:55 β€” Hskr (not verified)
I am a white corn grower. It is not true that all white corn is GM free. 2009 is the first year that GM white could be used and it has been. I have refused to grow GM white. Unfortunately there is not a channel to separate non GM white form tainted GM corn. Frito Lay and others need to hear from consumers that they do not want GM white corn in their foods. There will be a cost to segregate, but I do not trust, and will avoid corn chips made with GM white corn. Labeled organic white corn should be non GM.

"Sorry, folks, but we will

 Thu, 12/17/2009 - 17:59 β€” Anonymous (not verified)
"Sorry, folks, but we will be stuck with genetically modified corn (and other such evils) as long as so few people are willing to devote the time and effort to learning how to cook with REAL food instead of relying on packaged, processed crap." Might I just say that when you're poor (on disability for instance) it's hard to afford the good foods.

Allowing the patenting of

 Thu, 12/17/2009 - 23:06 β€” Anonymous (not verified)
Allowing the patenting of genes was a big mistake in many ways. But I guess it's worth it because it will make some corporations tons of money. That is all that matters now in our system. Human suffering and death is just collateral damage.

Just a couple other tidbits:

 Sat, 12/19/2009 - 04:16 β€” Jodee (not verified)
Just a couple other tidbits: 1) High Fructose Corn Syrup is not only the primary source of refined carbohydrates/sugars in this country, it is also a primary source of mercury - that right mercury. The mercury is an industrial contaminant resulting from the refining process. Add that to the mercury content in most vaccinations, including all flu shots (20,000 times more than is considered safe) and no wonder we have so much unexplainable violence. People are not only obese, they're going stark raving mad from mercury poisoning. We don't need gun control, we need mercury control. 2) Aspartame is the only food additive on the biological weapons list. It is specified as a neuro-toxin and turns to formaldehyde at body temperature. It is also in vaccinations. Can you say "genocide"?

From the Protocols of the

 Sat, 12/19/2009 - 16:19 β€” Anonymous (not verified)
From the Protocols of the Elders of Zion... "poison their air, water, and food". Check, check, and checkmate. Don't bother trying to find the version that says this on the net. It was scrubbed many years ago.

Wow, it sounds like

 Mon, 12/21/2009 - 03:37 β€” Anonymous (not verified)
Wow, it sounds like someone's trying to kill us. But no that can't be the case. I mean, if that were true then my sense of reality is wrong, and I can't be wrong 'cause I'm a God. It's o.k. to take it up the "A" from people because when I die I'll just go to heaven, or be reincarnated, right? It's not like there's any evidence that proves that religion is bullsh**. Hey, even if there was evidence I would just ignore it anyway. I gotta go; got to get my teeth whitened, my hair highlighted, and my car washed.

That's right, we a killing

 Mon, 12/21/2009 - 03:45 β€” David De Rothschild (not verified)
That's right, we a killing you and what are you going to do about it? Write angry comments, complain to radio shows, vote for Ron Paul? Ha, we own Ron Paul. Why do you think he always loses? End the Fed? Ha, the Fed will end without Ron Paul's stupid bill. You see, there's nothing left for the Fed to steal. Carbon taxes will replace the fed's taxes payed by you, the goyim, to us. In other words, F-you; hurry up and die already.

It's true that corn is

 Sat, 01/09/2010 - 00:17 β€” Anonymous (not verified)

It's true that corn is highly processed and everywhere, but it's still easy to avoid it: stop eating industrially processed foods. Buy only GMO-free corn if you must eat corn. (I found a GMO-free popcorn brand, and sprouted corn tortillas that are organic and therefore free of GMOs.)
The easiest way to break Monsanto's power is to stop eating the things they produce: GMO corn, canola and soybeans. (Just scrap them altogether, GMO or not, for best results!)

They've bought up most of the seed companies, so support Seed Savers Exchange, Seeds of Change and other purveyors of heirloom and traditional seeds.

You have to call the

 Sat, 01/09/2010 - 19:49 β€” Russ Lemon (not verified)

You have to call the manufacturer and ask if they use genetically modified products. Jiffy says they only sell non GM popcorn. Mission says they only sell non GM corn chips and tortillas. High Fructose Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin and food starch are mostly made from GM corn. [Do not eat anything containing these.]

http://opinion.fartoomuch.info/GMO.htm

"Might I just say that when

 Sun, 01/10/2010 - 02:19 β€” Anonymous (not verified)

"Might I just say that when you're poor (on disability for instance) it's hard to afford the good foods. "

Good news! Check out http://www.CookForGood.com

The website gives menus and recipes for healthy eating on LESS than the daily food stamp allotment. It also offers a "green" menu, still very cheap. Seriously, each meal is well under $2.

All factory farmed meats and

 Sun, 01/10/2010 - 23:13 β€” Anonymous (not verified)

All factory farmed meats and vegetable oils contain this GMO. It has totally saturated the food supply. Buy your food from a local farmer and stop buying meats from the grocery store.

Just to set the record

 Tue, 01/19/2010 - 23:32 β€” Dennymoose (not verified)

Just to set the record straight- I just got off the phone with a seed dealer- told him I was a farmer wanting to buy GM corn seed. There is no white GM corn yet. Dekalb is Monsanto's seed division, they have about 16 types of yellow corn, the worst of which is called Genuity SmartStax, multiple GM traits stacked on top of each other. The white corn comes from Pioneer Seed. They are Dupont's seed division. They are working on Roundup ready varieties, not for sale yet, still in the approval process by your good 'ole FDA. They are also working on BT varieties, further down the road. Unknown if that includes white corn. Indications are that it does not, mainly because white corn has a longer growing season and is therefore in much less demand in the corn belt (Iowa, Illinois,etc) where they are making their big money. They have a program called "refuge". They require all of their growers to grow plots of non-GM close by in the hopes that any pesticide resistant pests will mate with pests from the "refuge plots" and prevent the resistant strains from becoming dominant. So, if you see any pesticide resistant corn borers, be sure to explain this mating requirement to them, OK?