Re: GM foods

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Recently Shan posted a link to articles about the

hazards of genetically modified food.

I took a look, and was thoroughly unimpressed. Most of the " studies " cited

were unpublished, and results and methods unavailable. Hate to say it, folks,

but anyone can write a " study " like that and a press release to go with it...

The two that I did find that did give some details were also unconvincing. The

best one exposed mice to pulverized GM grain, and looked for responses. Not

surprisingly, the mice developed an allergic response to the new protein.

Repeated exposure led to lung damage. Whoopee - that would describe any protein

that the mice had not been fed before. The same experiment could be done with

pulverized organic wheat being blown at mice fed corn and barley - and the same

allergic responses would occur.

The other one that gave any details was just observational - that mice fed GM

food were " more nervous " than those fed organic food. The observer goes on to

say that the mice were circling, digging in the sawdust, and climbing the walls

of the cage, behaviors that he " had never seen before. " That means he hasn't

observed mice before, because every mouse I have seen - and that's hundreds -

circles, snifs around, digs in the bedding, and occasionally stretches up along

the wall to sniff the incoming air.

GM foods are - contrary to what is said int he links - tested by the FDA. Some

are rejected. Most are not, as the added protein does not produce any reaction

after being FED to (not pulverized and blown at) test animals. I would also

point out that in most of the cases, the protein that is added is the exact same

one that these same groups advocate being sprayed on crops as a " natural "

pesticide.

They also claim that a lot of research is being suppressed. As usual, most of

what is cited is from Russia, Bulgaria or some other equally inaccesible

country, and the supposed researcher has been fired, arrested or otherwise made

inaccessible (what a coincidence!). IMO the posibility of there being such

research going on in those countries is near zero, just because they don't have

the resources to spare to perform it.

Beware the conspirace theories.

Jerry

[Guest guest]

I have CF and celiac disease and my boss is convinced it is from eating GM food.

Kathy

Jerry wrote: Hi,

Recently Shan posted a link to articles about the

hazards of genetically modified food.

I took a look, and was thoroughly unimpressed. Most of the " studies " cited

were unpublished, and results and methods unavailable. Hate to say it, folks,

but anyone can write a " study " like that and a press release to go with it...

[Guest guest]

Hi All, actually I don't even care about the science, it is creepy and I

have NO desire to eat enfoods. They are grown for megacorporate profit

and no accountability to the consumer. Plus, they spread like any plant,

there is no controlling them if things do get snakey. I don't think they

know what the hell they are doing messing with nature's central codes and

balances so casually. Scares the hell out of me in fact. IMVHO Aylwin