GM foods pose threat to health, environment

[lovuian]

http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/07/18/d60718060170.htm

Biotech industry claims that GM crops have higher yields, but in reality they have a lower yield or at best the same yield as non-GM crops, she said.


The industry's claim that GM crops need less pesticides has also been proved false, Farida Akhter said, adding that intensification of such crops increases possibility of monocultures, which is true for Argentina. The country used to be a granary of the world, but now it has soy monocultures and has become the exporter of oil feed for cattle in Europe and Asia, she said.


Quoting from a publication, GM Contamination Report, she said 39 countries are known to have been affected by an incident of GM contamination, illegal planting or adverse agricultural side-affects since 1996.

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Last I heard they wanted to make Biotech rice... biotech infiltrating all world crops,,,

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. GM foods are BAD

and the Companies that grow them are EVIL.

fasten your seatbelt, the naysayers should be showing up any second...

:popcorn:

[NotGivingUp]

2. Time for everyone to start growing their own food and tell them to

stick their frankenfoods where the sun don't shine.

[Stargazer99]

3. You won't be able to grow your own food

Because Monsanto's GM seeds will infect the natural seed and Monsanto has a PATENT ON GM SEEDS. See what it is....an effort to make you pay through the nose for seed after there are no more natural seeds not changed by the GM crops. In fact Monsanto might try to sue in court like it tried to do to the Canadian farmer a few years ago. We need to put the word out and stop this GM in its tracks, now!

[NotGivingUp]

5. You are oh so right....and most people are not even aware of the

situation.

[Nikki Stone 1]

4. So it's not about a better seed but a PATENTABLE seed

Makes sense now.