On the food front, do you want the good news or the bad news first?
The bad news is this—there’s very little good news when it comes to food. And the really, really bad news—genetically altered food, aka “frankenfoods” isn’t fit for human or animal consumption.
Why? Here’s an example: the first public study of health effects of genetically modified corn shows that three patented crops developed and owned by agriculture super-giant Monsanto causes liver, kidney and heart damage in mammals.
Shockingly, the FDA has approved all three varieties for sale and consumption in the United States. Plus, all three crops are already in your food supply NOW. With no regard for consumers, Monsanto knew the damaging evidence against them, as the data used in the study came from their laboratory.
What we need to do—contact the FDA and tell them we don’t want genetically modified corn in our food chain. Remind them what their purpose is, to protect the public from unnecessary risk to our food supply.
This is another case of consumers trusting corporations to do the right thing. And, once again, corporate interest trumps human health.
Update: If you are concerned about GMOs in your food, growing your own vegetables and fruit is the answer. Take a look at Hometown Seeds, where you won’t find any genetically engineered seeds in their gardens.
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This has simply GOT to stop.
Thank you for this post. I learned in Food Inc. that it's hard to avoid these genetically modified crops now that Monsanto owns the patents for 90% of all seeds. How could the government let this happen?
The USDA is also taking comments now on a proposal to allow GM alfalfa, which could affect small and organic farmers. The engineering makes it Round Up resistant. And in their comments they said that the organic community doesn't care about this. The moral of the story is that we have to react in numbers and loudly when this stuff happens.
Keep up the good work.
This is a disgrace! I boycott Monsanto at every possible juncture I can.
Thank goodness for sites like your that bring this to the public's attention. As others have said: Keep up the good work.
This kind of thing makes my head spin. It is nearly impossible to know what you can and can't eat anymore.
I'm with Marthaandme–what can I eat?! What can I feed my kids and not worry about their health? Insanity
"Corporate interest trumps human health" — very well put and so true. And so upsetting.
This is just too, too sad and scary. Who is looking out for us? Protecting us? It's such a shame that corporations are allowed such freedoms with our precious health.
I'd heard news stories about Monsanto's monopoly, but not that there product was so harmful. Why hasn't the mainstream media picked up the story?
I'm having flashbacks to Food, Inc. too.
Thank a seed saver today.
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Has anyone tried the raw diet?
Essentially, the raw diet consists of entirely uncooked, raw vegetable based meals.
It is supposedly the healthiest way to construct a diet. It may also be an easy way to sidestep some of these developing issues with farming and steroid/ chemical use (so long as you find organic vegetables)