**** Monsanto and the GMO Industry.

[teedubya]

After a nearly 10 month hiatus from CP... I present you with my latest tinfoil-conspiracy-kook bitch session.

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A recent peer-reviewed study on the effects of routine exposure to "safe" levels of Monsanto's GM corn and the chemical herbicide Roundup have revealed that the two toxins are directly linked to causing cancerous tumors. Since this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is noted that nearly every female rat in the study also developed mammary cancer.

This study, which was published in the highly-reputable journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, showed how rats fed a diet containing Monsanto's NK603 Roundup-resistant GM corn, which is widely cultivated in the U.S. today, died much earlier than GM-free control rats. Even rats fed just GM corn that had not been treated with Roundup ended up developing multiple ghastly tumors, indicating that some component of GM corn itself, apart from Roundup, is responsible for causing cancer.

It's fundamentally challenging for "Real" science in a world increasingly dominated by corporate influence.



http://research.sustainablefoodtrust.org/

Russia nows bans GMO corn. And in America, we can't even LABEL the GMO foods.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-...ds-on-monsanto

[KILLER_CLOWN]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

GM inclusion is so widespread and accepted that labeling, or more importantly separating GM and non GM at the processing location is pretty much impossible at this point. I don't know how else to tell you, but most everything you eat is GM in some way. High Fructose Corn Syrup.. the basis shit ingredient for pretty much every processed food these days? What kind of corn do you think would make up this product? This product known for its cheap price and availability?

Literally everything you eat is GM in some manner.

I avoid HFCS like the plague mainly because it makes my Asthma symptoms worse among many other reasons. There are certain buzzword ingredients I avoid like corn syrup, Aspartame, food coloring. You don't have to be a research scientist to avoid the simple ones...the staple crops however would be nice to know if they're GM..like Corn, Wheat, Potatoes..etc...

[Fish]

Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

I disagree, taste an organically grown tomato for instance and then taste a GM one...the Organic Tomato has a much better taste whereas the GM Tomato tastes like water. This says nothing about possible health Implications.

The majority of "Organic" items came from GM included strains. They were simply grown in an organic manner. "Organic" doesn't always mean "Non-GM"... Most people think that's the case, but it isn't by any means.

You don't know and can't prove what you're eating. Surely nobody would lie to you for profit.... right?

[Brock]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

The majority of "Organic" items came from GM included strains. They were simply grown in an organic manner. "Organic" doesn't always mean "Non-GM"... Most people think that's the case, but it isn't by any means.

You don't know and can't prove what you're eating. Surely nobody would lie to you for profit.... right?

That's all true. When you buy tomato plants, or seeds, they probably are genetically modified. Plants have been cross pollinated for hundreds of years. If Killer would just focus on the pesticides, which I agree are bad for you, he would be making more sense.

[KILLER_CLOWN]

Originally Posted by Brock

That's all true. When you buy tomato plants, or seeds, they probably are genetically modified. Plants have been cross pollinated for hundreds of years. If Killer would just focus on the pesticides, which I agree are bad for you, he would be making more sense.

The pesticides are definitely horrible but that's the known factor, creating new varieties with a gene gun is uncharted territory.

[HonestChieffan]

I love these threads.

[Saulbadguy]

Genetically modified foods aren't bad for you. This is a fact.

[KILLER_CLOWN]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Genetically modified foods aren't bad for you. This is a fact.

Why they're better than grandma, I know you're not serious.

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

Why they're better than grandma, I know you're not serious.

We are genetically superior to where we were 500 years ago.

Our food should be too.

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

I find it repulsive that we have to create new types of food when the old ones are fine. Changing one gene can have greater affect than what we can measure. I know I don't want to be a guinea pig for these money hungry bastards who could honestly care less what impact they will have as long as the dollars are flowing.

you continue to make large use of buzz-words, yet you haven't answered the question--do you know the basic biology/genetics behind this? your means of posting still reeks of paranoid ignorance.

[KILLER_CLOWN]

Originally Posted by h5n1

you continue to make large use of buzz-words, yet you haven't answered the question--do you know the basic biology/genetics behind this? your means of posting still reeks of paranoid ignorance.

Yes.

[KILLER_CLOWN]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

We are genetically superior to where we were 500 years ago.

Our food should be too.

I just about spit water all over my screen, zingah!

[Fish]

Originally Posted by h5n1

you continue to make large use of buzz-words, yet you haven't answered the question--do you know the basic biology/genetics behind this? your means of posting still reeks of paranoid ignorance.

Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

Yes.

[patteeu]

I don't like corn all that much, but if I'm going to eat corn, I prefer GM corn because it tastes better and makes me a better lover.

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

The pesticides are definitely horrible but that's the known factor, creating new varieties with a gene gun is uncharted territory.

Is this the end of life as we know it? Maybe we need an anti-gene gun

[Saul Good]

The term "GM" is so broad that arguing against it as a whole is just silly.