A Grain of Salt ?

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Do we take a report like this with a grain of salt,
because we rely so much on this company for
our farm? Only you can decide.

http://www.naturalnews.com/037249_GMO_stu
dy_cancer_tumors_organ_damage.html

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Sorry guys link does not work. Here is the
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Shock findings in new GMO study: Rats fed
lifetime of GM corn grow horrifying tumors,
70% of females die early

(NaturalNews) Eating genetically modified corn
(GM corn) and consuming trace levels of
Monsanto's Roundup chemical fertilizer
caused rats to develop horrifying tumors,
widespread organ damage, and premature
death. That's the conclusion of a shocking new
study that looked at the long-term effects of
consuming Monsanto's genetically modified
corn.

The study has been deemed "the most
thorough research ever published into the
health effects of GM food crops and the
herbicide Roundup on rats." News of the
horrifying findings is spreading like wildfire
across the internet, with even the mainstream
media seemingly in shock over the photos of
rats with multiple grotesque tumors... tumors
so large the rats even had difficulty breathing
in some cases. GMOs may be the new
thalidomide.

"Monsanto Roundup weedkiller and GM maize
implicated in 'shocking' new cancer study"
wrote The Grocery, a popular UK publication.
(http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/topics/technolog
y-and-supply-chain/monsant...)

It reported, "Scientists found that rats exposed
to even the smallest amounts, developed
mammary tumors and severe liver and kidney
damage as early as four months in males, and
seven months for females."

The Daily Mail reported, "Fresh row over GM
foods as French study claims rats fed the
controversial crops suffered tumors."
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/articl
e-2205509/Fresh-fears-GM...)

It goes on to say: "The animals on the GM diet
suffered mammary tumors, as well as severe
liver and kidney damage. The researchers said
50 percent of males and 70 percent of females
died prematurely, compared with only 30
percent and 20 percent in the control group."



The study, led by Gilles-Eric Seralini of the
University of Caen, was the first ever study to
examine the long-term (lifetime) effects of
eating GMOs. You may find yourself thinking it
is absolutely astonishing that no such studies
were ever conducted before GM corn was
approved for widespread use by the USDA and
FDA, but such is the power of corporate
lobbying and corporate greed.

The study was published in The Food &
Chemical Toxicology Journal and was just
presented at a news conference in London.


Findings from the study

Here are some of the shocking findings from
the study:

¥ Up to 50% of males and 70% of females
suffered premature death.

¥ Rats that drank trace amounts of Roundup
(at levels legally allowed in the water supply)
had a 200% to 300% increase in large tumors.

¥ Rats fed GM corn and traces of Roundup
suffered severe organ damage including liver
damage and kidney damage.

¥ The study fed these rats NK603, the
Monsanto variety of GM corn that's grown
across North America and widely fed to
animals and humans. This is the same corn
that's in your corn-based breakfast cereal,
corn tortillas and corn snack chips.

The Daily Mail is reporting on some of the
reaction to the findings:

France's Jose Bove, vice-chairman of the
European Parliament's commission for
agriculture and known as a fierce opponent of
GM, called for an immediate suspension of all
EU cultivation and import authorisations of GM
crops. 'This study finally shows we are right
and that it is urgent to quickly review all GMO
evaluation processes,' he said in a statement.
'National and European food security agencies
must carry out new studies financed by public
funding to guarantee healthy food for
European consumers.'
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/articl
e-2205509/Fresh-fears-GM...)

Read the study abstract

The study is entitled, "A Comparison of the
Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on
Mammalian Health." Read the abstract here:
http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm

That abstract include this text. Note:
"hepatorenal toxicity" means toxic to the liver.

Our analysis clearly reveals for the 3 GMOs
new side effects linked with GM maize
consumption, which were sex- and often
dose-dependent. Effects were mostly
associated with the kidney and liver, the
dietary detoxifying organs, although different
between the 3 GMOs. Other effects were also
noticed in the heart, adrenal glands, spleen
and haematopoietic system. We conclude that
these data highlight signs of hepatorenal
toxicity, possibly due to the new pesticides
specific to each GM corn. In addition,
unintended direct or indirect metabolic
consequences of the genetic modification
cannot be excluded.

Here are some quotes from the researchers:

"This research shows an extraordinary number
of tumors developing earlier and more
aggressively - particularly in female animals. I
am shocked by the extreme negative health
impacts." - Dr Michael Antoniou, molecular
biologist, King's College London.

"We can expect that the consumption of GM
maize and the herbicide Roundup, impacts
seriously on human health." - Dr Antoniou.

"This is the first time that a long-term animal
feeding trial has examined the impact of
feeding GM corn or the herbicide Roundup, or
a combination of both and the results are
extremely serious. In the male rats, there was
liver and kidney disorders, including tumors
and even more worryingly, in the female rats,
there were mammary tumors at a level which
is extremely concerning; up to 80 percent of
the female rats had mammary tumors by the
end of the trial." - Patrick Holden, Director,
Sustainable Food Trust.

[farmaholic]

Which salt do you prefer:

Isopropylamine
Monoammonium
Diammonium
Dimethylamine
Potassium

Sick humour and probably not funny given the subject matter.

[Hopperbin]

we should now feed gm corn to the rats so as to
finally rid the world of rats,anyone actually think
it will work

[Burbert]

Gobermont of Albertie has kept this
province rat free???? using this method
fer lottsa years now. Ifn we could rid
ourselvesa human rats that exist in the
province, then we could really jump
forward, and spend our way outta debt!!!!