Monsanto's GM corn MON863 shows kidney, liver toxicity in animal studies

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Monsanto's GM corn MON863 shows kidney,

liver toxicity in animal studies

 

 

 

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Monsanto's GM corn MON863 shows kidney, liver toxicity in animal studies

 

Tuesday,

April 10, 2007 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer

http://www.naturalnews.com/021784.html

 

A variety

of genetically modified corn that was approved for human consumption in

2006 caused signs of liver and kidney toxicity as well as hormonal

changes in rats in a study performed by researchers from the

independent Committee for Independent Research and Genetic Engineering

at the University of Caen in France ..

 

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What

you need to know - Conventional View

• The corn

in question, MON863, is made by the Monsanto Company and approved for use in Australia

, Canada , China , the European Union, Japan , Mexico , the Philippines

, and the United States . It has had a gene inserted from the bacteria Bacillus

thuringiensis (Bt), which causes the plant's cells to produce a

pesticide.

 

• Researchers fed rats either unmodified corn or diets containing 11 or 30 percent MON863

for 90 days. The rats who ate modified corn were found to exhibit signs

of liver and kidney toxicity, as well as signs of hormonal changes.

 

• Male rats

http://www.truthpublishing.com/grocerywarning_p/yprint-cat21246.htmost

an average of 3.3 percent of their body weight, and their excretion of phosphorus and

sodium decreased. Female rats gained an average of 3.7 percent of their

body weight, while their triglyceride levels increased by 24 to 40

percent.

 

• The mechanism that causes the toxicity is not yet known, but the

researchers say there is evidence that the Bt toxin may cause the

perforation of blood cells. They expressed concern that the methods

used by Monsanto in initial tests of the corn were statistically flawed

and called their own tests "the best mammalian toxicity tests

available."

 

• Greenpeace responded to the study by calling for an immediate recall

of all MON863 corn and the reassessment of all genetically modified foods

currently approved for the market.

 

• Quote: "Our counter-evaluation shows that there are signs of

toxicity, and nobody can say scientifically and seriously the

consumption of the transgenic maize MON863 is safe and good for

health." - Lead Author Gilles Eric Seralini

What

you need to know - Alternative View

Statements and opinions by Mike Adams,

author of Grocery

Warning: How to identify and avoid dangerous food ingredients

 

http://www.truthpublishing.com/grocerywarning_p/yprint-cat21246.htm

 

• It seems that the more these GM foods are tested, the more frightening the

implications seem to be for human health. When companies like Monsanto

do their own in-house testing, results are mysteriously favorable in

nearly all cases, but when independent labs run their own tests, the

results are downright shocking.

 

• I find it interesting that the FDA believes U.S. consumers should not

be allowed to know which foods are genetically modified and which aren't.

The push for honest labeling of GM foods has been blockaded by

corporate interests and corrupt federal regulators.

Resources

you need to know

The

Campaign for labeling of GM foods: http://www.thecampaign.org

 

Bottom

line

• A variety

of genetically modified corn was found to cause signs of hormonal

changes and liver and kidney toxicity in rats.

 

 

 

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