Why Genetically Modifying (GM) Food Products Are A No No

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" In every FDA decision involving genetically modified foods, those making the

decision were either former or future employees of the genetic-engineering

companies. To determine the safety of these foods, the FDA typically just takes

the word of the company.

 

Further, the FDA has increased the allowable residue of Roundup on crops by

330%. So Monsanto http://www.google.com/custom?q=monsanto &

can make genetically

engineered crops resistant to their toxic chemicals and sell more chemical as

well as seeds. You get to eat both the genetically altered “food†and the

added chemicals. What a scheme. Monsanto is making a killing on these seeds and

chemicals.

 

These corporations have lots of products for you in the pipeline. Here are

just a few: Aluminum tolerance in papaya, tobacco, rice, and corn (so they can

grow the plants in soil contaminated with aluminum). Growth-enhanced

farm-raised salmon. Monosexed fish. Altering carnivorous fish to starch-based

digestion.

Antifreeze gene in warm-water fish to raise them in cold climates.

 

Do you really want to eat plants resistant to aluminum? I don't think your

brain would like that!

 

How about fish with antifreeze?

 

And, if these companies have their way, their products will be labeled as

organic if grown without the addition of chemicals. "

 

Inge's Added Comment:

 

" GENETIC ENGINEERING of OUR FOOD - a growing treat to your health: This is a

burning issue, the significance of which most people seem blissfully and

trustingly unaware. The future of FOOD (through genetic engineering - leading to

patents, ownership, and complete control ownership of seeds and thus the food

supply by Corporations is one if THE most important issues facing the survival

of mankind and the biological environment.

 

But even worse, many of these foods have been clearly shown to destroy

health, - and are definitely an overwhelming threat to the genetic integrity of

natural plants through pollen transfer, etc - a fact that is carefully covered

up

by a " silent main media " and the steady stream of

government/corporate/academic misinformation and pseudoscience.

 

Jeffrey Smith is one of the most informed whistleblowers on the issue of

genetic engineering - and his book http://newmediaexplorer.org/cgi-bin/

http://www.seedsofdeception.com SEEDS of DECEPTION

http://www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/Home/index.cfm is a trail-blazer - the

most detailed and documented

exose of the dangers, deceit, and " control-agenda " surrounding the genetic-

engineering debacle.

 

It is important that we inform ourselves NOW - and then decide how to reverse

this disastrous agenda - because the SEED-FOOD-SUPPLY-TAKEOVER Agenda is

already very well advanced, with government complicity and promotion. "

 

Here is a Good Summary on the potential harm from GM....

 

Some audios to supplement this post are here.

http://www.seedsofdeception.com/utility/showArticle/?objectID=91

 

Chris Gupta http://tinyurl.com/yn98c3

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Why You Should Avoid These " Healthy " Foods

 

It’s no secret that organic foods are gaining in popularity. Even the

corporate behemoth Wal-Mart is making big news with its new organic products.

But

have you ever thought about the reason organics are becoming so popular?

 

Obviously, the word is getting out about pesticides and herbicides. The

American people have said enough is enough and demanded cleaner, healthier

foods.

But the problem is much greater than just pesticides and herbicides.

 

The Big Chemical companies and Big Agriculture companies have joined together

to genetically modify plants to be disease and insect resistant.

 

Genetic modification means the insertion of genes into an organism. Genes are

the hard drive of a cell’s computer. They tell your cells what to do, and

what compounds to manufacture.

 

There are some very good purposes to genetic engineering (GE). For example,

scientists inserted the human gene to make insulin into a bacterium. Now we

have a ready and reliable source of human insulin that we simply harvest by

growing the bacteria.

 

But when it comes to genetically modifying food products, it’s a different

story. I’ve told you in the past about genetically modified foods and the

health

trouble some of them cause. Now we’re finding out that ALL genetically

modified foods are potentially hazardous to your health.

 

For instance, the chemical company Monsanto

took a gene from a plant that

makes the pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis toxin ­ or Bt ­ to protect itself.

The

company then stuck this gene into corn. So now, most corn sold in the U.S. has

this gene in it. While this means most corn crops can ward off predatory

insects, it also means we are all eating genetically modified corn.

 

What’s wrong with that? Consider this: A recent study found that people in

the Philippines now have antibodies to Bt toxin in their blood. That means they

must be eating Bt. Connect the dots!

 

Researchers also have tested people who eat genetically engineered foods. In

the participants, they found Roundup Ready and Bt genes, along with

ampicillin–

resistant marker genes in human gut bacteria. Roundup Ready is the gene

inserted into soy to make those plants more resistant to Monsanto’s herbicide

Roundup. This is extremely frightening. That means your gut bacteria pick up the

genes intact.

 

The researchers even found that these people had a resistance marker for the

antibiotic ampicillin. Why ampicillin resistance? Monsanto doesn’t know if the

genes they shoot into their targets actually take hold. So they also insert

carrier marker genes, which are easy to measure. It’s quite easy to measure

ampicillin resistance-marker genes compared to Bt. So they inject the plant seed

with the gene for Bt together with the gene for ampicillin resistance.

 

This research shows that when you eat the food grown from these genes, the

genes are actually leaching out of the genetically modified plant into your

body. They enter your gut in free form. Your gut bacteria pick them up. Now

bacteria in your gut become resistant to an antibiotic that could save your

life,

and they can begin making Bt pesticide! You now can die of an

ampicillin-resistant infection from your own genetically modified bacteria, even

if you never

took ampicillin.

 

Obviously, genetically modified food carries unknown risks we can’t even

imagine. And the FDA isn’t doing anything to stop. In fact, the government

agency

is promoting it. Here’s how:

 

Most U.S. milk is made with cows treated with genetically engineered bovine

growth hormone. The dairy industry claims it’s a great way to increase milk

production. But this milk has 2-10 times the levels of a hormone called IGF-1.

This hormone is linked to prostate, breast, colon, and lung cancers. Animals

injected with the hormone suffer terrible teat and infection problems. The

result? They need to be fed more antibiotics, which you end up drinking (or

eating).

 

 

The FDA, instead of stopping the use of the hormone, raised the allowable

limit of antibiotics in your milk. So not only are you drinking genetically

engineered hormones, but also much higher levels of antibiotics. Imagine what

that’

s going to do to the bacteria in your gut.

 

In every FDA decision involving genetically modified foods, those making the

decision were either former or future employees of the genetic-engineering

companies. To determine the safety of these foods, the FDA typically just takes

the word of the company.

 

Further, the FDA has increased the allowable residue of Roundup on crops by

Monsanto can make genetically engineered crops

resistant to their toxic chemicals and sell more chemical as well as seeds. You

get to eat both the genetically altered “food†and the added chemicals. What

a

scheme. Monsanto is making a killing on these seeds and chemicals.

 

These corporations have lots of products for you in the pipeline. Here are

just a few: Aluminum tolerance in papaya, tobacco, rice, and corn (so they can

grow the plants in soil contaminated with aluminum). Growth-enhanced

farm-raised salmon. Monosexed fish. Altering carnivorous fish to starch-based

digestion.

Antifreeze gene in warm-water fish to raise them in cold climates.

 

Do you really want to eat plants resistant to aluminum? I don’t think your

brain would like that!

 

How about fish with antifreeze?

 

And, if these companies have their way, their products will be labeled as

organic if grown without the addition of chemicals.

 

In addition, if your organic cornfield is next to a genetically modified

cornfield, their pollen might blow over to your field. Now your corn seeds are

also genetically altered. Monsanto can successfully sue you for patent

violation

of their GMO if you use those seeds next year, even though you grew them.

http://www.percyschmeiser.com/ It’s already happened.

 

What can you do? First, read Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey Smith, and see his

video. He’s done an awesome job of uncovering corporate deceit and the

imminent horrific danger of genetically modified organisms. It’s available at

641-209-1765 or http://www.seedsofdeception.com online here. In it you will

learn that these seeds are like a Pandora’s Box. DNA is self-replicating and

spreads. Already, escaping pollen from GMO plants have contaminated wild grasses

and plants. And will likely infect every crop in the country before long. You

just thought you were eating organic.

 

Second, please immediately call your elected officials. Demand that all

genetically altered foods be labeled. You have the absolute right to know if you

are eating a God-made food or a “Frankenfood.†Industry has successfully

resisted labeling these products. Labeling must be on both whole foods and

processed

foods.

 

Buy organic only, especially soy and corn products. I won’t eat any corn or

soy (tofu) in restaurants if I’m not certain it’s organic.

 

I have always told you that prevention is the best way to beat disease. There’

s no way to know what your exposure to these foods could do to you in the

short or long run. But I am convinced that these Frankenfoods could be the

ultimate undoing of your health.

 

Extracted from: http://www.secondopinionnewsletter.com/index.php Dec.

2006 Second Opinion Newsletter

 

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