Franken Foods: GM lobby unbelievably stupid or deliberately lying, says geneti

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GMW: GM lobby " unbelievably stupid or deliberately lying " ,

says geneticist

 

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Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:06:04 +0100

 

 

 

 

 

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" Anyone that says 'Oh, we know that this is perfectly safe,' I say is

either unbelievably stupid or deliberately lying. The reality is we

don't know. The experiments simply haven't been done and we now have

become

the guinea pigs. " - geneticist, Dr David Suzuki

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Suzuki warns against hastily accepting GMOs

Angela Hall

The Leader-Post (Canada), April 26, 2005

[via agnet]

 

High-profile scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki was quoted as

telling reporters at the Regina International Airport Monday before

delivering a

benefit lecture in Regina, adding, " I'm a geneticist, so I'm very

excited by what's going on in terms of genetic engineering. I think we're

seeing abilities now that I never dreamed I would live to see in my

lifetime. What bothers me is we have governments that are supposed to be

looking out for our health, for the safety of our environment, and

they're

acting like cheerleaders for this technology, which... is in its

infancy and we have no idea what the technology is going to do. "

 

Suzuki was further cited as saying he wanted to help raise money for

the Saskatchewan organic farmers' bid to launch a class action lawsuit

against

Monsanto and Bayer Crop Science, adding, " What organic farmers have

said is genetically engineered organisms (GMOs) represent a kind of

technology we do not want to incorporate into our food growing and I

support

that. "

 

The story explains that the farmers, who have formed the Organic

Agriculture Protection Fund (OAPF), were in a Saskatoon courtroom last

November to try to have their case certified as a class action. The

judge has

yet to release a decision.

 

They ultimately want the court to rule on whether the companies are

liable for farmers' losses due to GMO contamination of certified organic

canola crops and farms.

 

Suzuki was further cited as saying he thinks the technology is too

young to tout " so-called benefits " for agriculture, and it is also an

experiment in food safety, adding, " Anyone that says 'Oh, we know that

this

is perfectly safe,' I say is either unbelievably stupid or deliberately

lying. The reality is we don't know. The experiments simply haven't

been done and we now have become the guinea pigs. "

 

The story says that Monsanto has called the farmers' lawsuit a platform

for advancing the anti-GMO position of various groups in a public

arena.

 

 

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