Saturday, March 15, 2014

Recent shipments of their corn to China were rejected. Now, it's France.

Int J Biol Sci 2009; 5(7):706-726. doi:10.7150/ijbs.5.706

Research Paper

A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health 
Joël Spiroux de Vendômois, François Roullier, Dominique Cellier, Gilles-Eric Séralini

...Our analysis clearly (click here) reveals for the 3 GMOs new side effects linked with GM maize consumption, which were sex- and often dose-dependent. Effects were mostly associated with the kidney and liver, the dietary detoxifying organs, although different between the 3 GMOs. Other effects were also noticed in the heart, adrenal glands, spleen and haematopoietic system. We conclude that these data highlight signs of hepatorenal toxicity, possibly due to the new pesticides specific to each GM corn. In addition, unintended direct or indirect metabolic consequences of the genetic modification cannot be excluded....

France took it one step further. It is refusing to allow this seed into France's agricultural production.

Updated Saturday, March 15th 2014 at 17:00 GMT +3

France's agriculture ministry (click here) on Saturday banned the sale, use and cultivation of Monsanto's MON 810 genetically modified maize, the only variety currently authorised in the European Union. The French government, which maintains that GM crops present environmental risks, has been trying to institute a new ban on GM maize (corn) after its highest court has twice previously struck down similar measures....
France's agriculture ministry on Saturday banned the sale, use and cultivation of Monsanto's MON 810 genetically modified maize, the only variety currently authorised in the European Union. The French government, which maintains that GM crops present environmental risks, has been trying to institute a new ban on GM maize (corn) after its highest court has twice previously struck down similar measures.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000106960&story_title=france-bans-monsanto-gm-maize-ahead-of-sowing-season
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