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GMOs: Beware Genetically Engineered Foods, Crops, Seeds & Organisms

By webmaster | August 28, 2012

Image: GMO Tomato – More on GMO issues

Info about GE salmon | Other Resources | Shopping

2013 GMO-labeling bills introduced in 22 states – See the action alert at National Health Freedom Action!

A large and growing body of scientific and other authoritative evidence shows that pro GMO claims are not true. On the contrary, evidence presented in report by Earth Open Source, “GMO Myths and Truths“, indicates that GM crops:

  • Are laboratory-made, using technology that is totally different from natural breeding methods, and pose different risks from non-GM crops
  • Can be toxic, allergenic or less nutritious than their natural counterparts
  • Are not adequately regulated to ensure safety
  • Do not increase yield potential
  • Do not reduce pesticide use but increase it
  • Create serious problems for farmers, including herbicide-tolerant “superweeds”, compromised soil quality, and increased disease susceptibility in crops
  • Have mixed economic effects
  • Harm soil quality, disrupt ecosystems, and reduce biodiversity
  • Do not offer effective solutions to climate change
  • Are as energy-hungry as any other chemically-farmed crops
  • Cannot solve the problem of world hunger but distract from its real causes – poverty, lack of access to food and, increasingly, lack of access to land to grow it on.

Watch this video and more from Jeffrey Smith of the Institute for Responsible Technology

September 11, 2012 Deadline to Submit Comments to USDA – Stop GMOs
Action Alert: Stop Agent Orange Soy & GMO Apples! – Sep. 6, 2012
Agent Orange Soy – http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=APHIS-2012-0019-0001
GMO Apples – http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=APHIS-2012-0025-0001

12 New GM Crops Up For USDA Approval – Organic Consumers Association (OCA) [Aug 15, 2012]

PODCAST w/ Judith McGeary & Dan Ravicher – David v. Goliath: Taking on Monsanto

Action Alert: Tell FDA to Label GMOs – Mar 22, 2012 [see links at sidebar]


Watch video: What Is Genetically Modified Food?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAP6ZtfP9ZQ

More info & resources at www.mediaroots.org
Go to www.mediaroots.org/what-is-genetically-modified-food.php

Videos by RTAmerica: “GMOs making Americans fat?”

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