Polling shows the majority of West Australians would not buy genetically modified (GM) food and believe that the West Australian Government’s ban on the commercial growing of GM canola should stay in place.
Europe is not immune from Monsanto’s political and bureaucratic influence. Part 3 of this series explores the pressure exerted by U.S. GM companies in Europe. It also looks at claims made by these biotech companies that GM soy would require lower doses of herbicides and contrasts this claim with the Argentinean experience. Argentina’s soy farmers, who were among the first to adopt GM technology 10 years ago, are now faced with having to use increasingly large quantities of chemical herbicides to control herbicide resistant super weeds.
via Following the trail of the genetic conspiracy – Part 3 | Organic Guide.
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Following the trail of the genetic conspiracy – Part 1
Although the large biotech companies – Monsanto in particular – continue to claim that genetically modified foods pose no risk to human health, much of the research on which these claims have been based has been called into question. In this video, Masaharu Kawata, Professor of Microbiology from Japan’s University of Nagoya critically analyses Monsanto’s research. He concludes that the research provided by Monsanto to the Japanese Government, which culminated in the release of genetically modified soy into Japan during the early 1990s, was misleading. Professor Kawata outlines significant discrepancies between Monsanto’s US-based research and that which was provided to Japan’s Health Authorities. Professor Kawata concludes that Monsanto deliberately intended to defraud Japanese consumers by withholding research linking genetically modified soy with allergies and some forms of cancer.
via Following the trail of the genetic conspiracy – Part 1 | Organic Guide.
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