6 Reasons to Avoid GMOs

[MrScorpio]

October 12, 2010 by Deniza Gertsberg GMO Journal

When was the last time you thought about how food was made, where it came from, whether and if it was chemically treated? With the first ever Non GMO Month around the corner, an awareness campaign launched by the Non GMO Project, perhaps now is a good time to pay attention. As you look at each food item and its ingredients, consider these fundamental unanswered questions concerning genetically modified (GM) foods — which are most foods that you eat today. Disturbingly, while we are force-fed “wholesome” messages about the alleged benefits of GM foods, a decade and a half after the first GM crops went commercial many of the same concerns persist.

Read on and find out whether you want frankenfood to be your next meal.

1. Human Health Concerns

Many scientists, doctors and health advocates raise concerns about the unintended impact of GMOs on human health. Yes, because there is no independent research (and in fact, seed companies’ agreements forbid the use of seeds for independent research), nobody can say with any degree of certainty that GMOs are safe. And so it is not surprising that there are unresolved questions concerning the potential alteration in human genome, allergenicity of introduced genes and high toxin production in plants and animals that may lead to long-term health effects.


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[TheWraith]

1. And if any of that were founded on science, the blogger might have a point.

However, there is absolutely no scientific evidence to back up any of those completely speculatory possibilities. Particularly when, as this blogger notes, GMO crops have been grown--and yes, scientifically studied, despite these claims to the contrary--for decades.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. on the basis of "absolutely no scientific evidence" countries around the world

have banned it.

That's your argument?

and on edit, from the article:
While biotech supporters often argue that GM crops have been around since at least 1996 and that people have been consuming GM foods or foods with GM ingredients for a long time without alleged side-effects, the argument is misleading. There are no specific tests designed to analyze the long term safety of GM foods, no independent research, and no post-marketing follow-up analysis.

[TheWraith]

3. Have banned WHAT, exactly?

All GMO food? Or some small specific ban on certain genetic modifications? How MANY countries, and which ones? It doesn't impress me to play fast and loose with the facts.

And it's equally true to say that there are no specific tests designed to analyze the long term safety of organic foods, no independent research, and no post-marketing follow-up analysis. Or that there's no specific tests designed to analyze whether sitting on wooden chairs gives you cancer.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. handy chart...

http://www.ifg.org/pdf/gmoworld.pdf
Genetically Modified Crops and Foods-
Worldwide Regulation, Prohibition and Production

But without those tests, you know they're safe. Good for you. Eat away.