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Report: Genetically Modified (GM) Crops are Harmful to Your Health

Joe Mohr — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:13:28 +0000

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has recently reported a link between genetically modified (GM) foods and adverse health effects. The AAEM is advising precaution because GM foods have not been properly tested for human consumption and because there is significant evidence of probable harm. Therefore they advise:

Physicians to educate their patients, the medical community, and the public to avoid GM foods when possible and provide educational materials concerning GM foods and health risks.

Physicians to consider the possible role of GM foods in the disease processes of the patients they treat and to document any changes in patient health when changing from GM food to non-GM food.

Our members, the medical community, and the independent scientific community to gather case studies potentially related to GM food consumption and health effects, begin epidemiological research to investigate the role of GM foods on human health, and conduct safe methods of determining the effect of GM foods on human health.

For a moratorium on GM food, implementation of immediate long term independent safety testing, and labeling of GM foods, which is necessary for the health and safety of consumers.

But why should GM producers like Monsanto be concerned with this? One Monsanto official told the New York Times that the corporation should not have to take responsibility for the safety of its food products.

Mean Joe Green #61: Monsanto Grows a Genetically Modified Blogger

Joe Mohr — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:31:59 +0000

Monsanto, the company that brought you saccharine, aspartame, herbicides 2,4,5-T, DDT, Agent Orange, a variety of plastics including polystyrene, synthetic fibers, bovine growth hormone (BST, rBGH), PCBs, nuclear weapons, the potentially carcinogenic RoundUp, a variety of maize that may cause liver and kidney toxicity, lawsuits against small farmers who do not want to use their products, a myriad of environmental disasters, and genetically modified crops that are introduced into our food system without proper labelling or proper testing for safety–now offers up in its defense their very own genetically modified blogger.

Before we get to said blogger I’d like to link this passage from Wikipedia, offering a very small taste of Monsanto’s activity in the US (I have linked to much more information after the cartoon).

Monsanto, I Presume? Mean Joe Green #44: Caption Contest 2 Winner

Joe Mohr — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:13:56 +0000

We have a winner!

A few notes before I announce. Thanks to all who submitted a caption. I liked them all (read: most of them) a great deal. I learned that Palin whispering to a moose garners a more enthusiastic response than does a bee and a flower (eyeball or no eyeball). I’ll remember that when it comes time to do this again.

As for the winner, being an environmental/political blog I had to choose one with a political theme. That automatically ruled out a few good ones–and kept in play captions hinting at GMO’s and/or surveilance and/or what is being done to combat CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder). That said, the winner is: Laurel J. of Boulder Colorado!

Thanks Laurel. And thanks everyone who submitted.

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