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- They concluded that the data — which Monsanto claimed proved the corn varieties were safe to eat — actually suggest potential kidney and liver problems resulting from consumption of all three modified corn varieties, as well as negative effects in the heart, adrenal glands, and spleen.
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Corn genetically engineered to be pesticide-tolerant or insect-resistant makes up 88 percent of the U.S. corn crop. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready varieties make up the vast majority—an estimated 70 percent of the U.S. corn crop; it is widely planted in Brazil as well. This GE corn, which allows farmers to spray the herbicide, Roundup, on fields ...
Jun 13, 2012 · Consumer groups and activists who maintain genetically modified foods may pose environmental and health risks have urged major food vendors to avoid Monsanto's sweet corn.
Mar 20, 2009 · Hard for consumers to avoid FDA has never officially approved genetically engineered foods as safe. But silence is assent. Today, genetically modified seed varieties make up over 80% of soybeans and over 40% of corn planted in the U.S.
Jul 10, 2012 · One of the most prevalent myths about corn is that most of it is genetically modified, but in actuality, only 3-4% of the sweet corn planted in the U.S. last year was GMO. (“Field corn,” the crop that is processed into everything from ethanol to high-fructose corn syrup, is a different matter.)
GMOs (genetically modified organisms) produced by big ag-biotech companies are responsible for farmer suicides in India. Monsanto sues farmers who didn’t plant biotech seeds, but had a bit...
Jun 1, 2011 · New threats by Monsanto have led to the filing of an amended complaint by the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) in its suit on behalf of family farmers, seed businesses, and organic agricultural organizations—including the Center for Food Safety—challenging Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seed. Twenty-three new plaintiffs have ...
January 13th, 2005. The Center for Food Safety released today an extensive review of Monsanto’s use and abuse of U.S. patent law to control the usage of staple crop seeds by U.S. farmers.
