Jeffrey M. Smith
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 There were no gross pathologic findings related to genetic modification (no information about which organs were examined)."119
E. Ann Clark Regarding submissions to Canadian regulators: "Details of the mouse or rat feeding trials, such as number of animals and rate and duration of exposure, are sketchy to nonexistent, and vary widely among Decisions____Insufficient information is given on which to assess the statistical rigor of the feeding trials. |
| These differences might be attributable to the genetic modification. At the time of the study, soy from Argentina was almost all GM, while soy from the United States was mixed. Soy from China and India, which had the higher protein content, was non-GM.131
Com: In 5/-corn MON 810, 8 out of the 18 amino acids measured (44%) were significantly different than the controls. The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) points out that the expected new protein created from the transgene "constitutes less than 0.001% of the total protein ... |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 On the other hand, regular crops are contaminated with pesticides, other chemicals, and irradiation, and undergo genetic modification. Organic foods are exposed to fewer nitrates and other harmful residues. sf Organic foods are healthier for children in their growth years. Some foods that kids favor, such as peanut butter, raisins, and peaches, have among the highest levels of pesticide residue, and these pesticides can cause neurological damage in children.
¦ Organic foods taste better, thanks to the better-balanced soils in which they're grown. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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| Allergies and immune responses
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, "The allergenicity potential of GM food has often been difficult to establish with existing methods as the transgenes transferred are frequendy from sources not eaten before, many have unknown allergenicity, or there maybe a potential for the genetic modification process to result in increase of an allergen already present in the food."1
The threat is not trivial. |
| Sue Kedgley Testimony before the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Genetic Modification: "Personally
(New Zealand I have been contacted by telephone and e-mail by a number of scientists who have serious
Member of Parliament) concerns about aspects of the research that is taking place ... and the increasingly close ties that are developing between science and commerce, but who are convinced that if they express these fears publicly, even at such a Commission... or even if they asked the awkward and difficult questions, they will be eased out of their institution. |
| The UK Royal Society said that genetic modification "could lead to unpredicted harmful changes in the nutritional state of foods" and recommended that potential health effects of GM foods be rigorously researched before being fed to pregnant or breast-feeding women and babies."14 Epidemiologist Eric Brunner said that "small changes to the nutritional content might have effects on infant bowel function."15
Children are more susceptible to problems
Children are three to four times more prone to allergies than adults and "are at highest risk of death from food allergy. |
| The document also states that these raised levels are considered to 'reflect the natural variation within canola rather than any affect of the genetic modification on the canola line.' Please provide reasons for this assertion."159
Centre for Integrated Research on Biosafety
"Natural variability is not a baseline for analysis, despite what the applicant repeatedly claims.160 Hazard identification is the baseline for analysis.Thus, minimizing non-specific variability should be the goal of a risk assessment. This is most reasonably done using the proper non-GMO parental fines as controls. |
Erich Grotewold
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 This pathway is of substantial interest as a potential target for genetic modification to improve the yield, forage traits, and nutritional properties of crop species. A major recent breakthrough has been the isolation of genes encoding two key enzymes—anthocyanidin reductase (ANR) and leucoanthocyanidin reductase (LAR)—that provide the initiating and extension units for proanthocyanidin biosynthesis (Figure 3.1).
ANR was initially identified through characterization of the banyuls locus in Arabidopsis (Devic et al., 1999). |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Organic foods are grown naturally, without using genetic modification.
• When eating soy, use organic fermented sources such as natto (fermented soybeans), tempeh, miso, tamari, or tofu. If soy is not labeled "organic", it is most likely genetically modified.
• Avoid canola oil and cottonseed oil. Make sure you read ingredient lists to ensure these oils were not used for food processing. Replace them with organic sources of virgin
How to Eliminate Toxins from GMO FOODS (contd.) coconut oil, olive oil, or grapeseed oil, available from markets specializing in organic and whole foods. |
| Only fresh organically grown apples (that have not been treated with pesticides and chemical fertilizers or undergone genetic modification) are used.
Organic Apple Cider Vinegar contains fibrous pectin and the "mother" or "the veil of the mother." The mother is usually visible floating in the vinegar when its held up to the light. You'll see a minute cloudiness within the vinegar appearing like tiny grains or strands. These particles add fiber to the ACV and ensure you receive the most beneficial components of the original apples—essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and amino acids. |
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), spectroscopy, positron emission tomography (PET), and genetic modification (transgenesis) in mouse models of heart disease have allowed this theory to be confirmed. We now know for certain that ATP levels decrease in the hypertro-phied and failing hearts by up to 30 percent. However, because the loss of ATP substrates is progressive, it is generally not easy to detect until the heart is in severe failure. This progressive depletion of the energy pools adds to, and is not the result of, a progressive worsening of the disease. |
| Cardiomyopathy can also be caused by genetic modification of the mechanisms associated with energy production. Cardiomyopathy may be the result of nutritional deficiencies, longstanding excess alcohol consumption, infection, or severe inflammation such as viral assault on the heart.
Cardiomyopathic hearts just don't metabolize enough energy efficiently. No matter the cause, patients with cardiomyopathy are unable to generate enough cardiac energy to keep their heart beating properly, or to allow sufficient relaxation for refilling. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| As if the damage caused by pesticides isn't enough, crops are now being altered through genetic modification until they are no longer "natural" at all!
How Do Genetically Modified Foods Cause a Toxic Colon?
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) come from plants or ani-130 mals that have received new genetic material to achieve various results thought to be desirable. Experiments with the genetic makeup of diverse plant crops have led to resistance to pesticides, herbicides, and o insecticides, enhanced levels of nutrients, and even tolerance to extreme u w weather conditions. |
Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens
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 Biotechnologies and food: Assuring the safety of foods produced by genetic modification. Regul. Toxicol Pharmacol. 12:3(part 2) S23.
IFBC (International Food Biotechnology Council). 1990c.
Biotechnologies and food: Assuring the safety of foods produced by genetic modification. Regul. Toxicol Pharmacol. 12:3(part 2) S28-S29.
IFBC (International Food Biotechnology Council). 1990d.
Biotechnologies and food: Assuring the safety of foods produced by genetic modification. Regul. Toxicol Pharmacol. 12:3(part 2) S92-93.
ILSI (International Life Sciences Institute). 1995. |
Doris J. Rapp, M.D.
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 Harash Naragn, microbiologist and senior research associate at the University of Leeds said as follows, "If you look at the simple principle of genetic modification it spells ecologic disaster.. .The solution is simply to ban the use of genetic modification in food."41
Modified soybeans can have higher than normal levels of estrogen. How will these affect soy formula fed infants 20 years from now? Is this good for growing and sexually maturing youngsters? (See Chapters 4, 5. |
Michele Simon
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 GM Watch
Devoted to exposing the propaganda, PR, front groups, and lobbyists used by industry to promote genetic modification; especially concerned with Africa. www.gmwatch.org
India Resource Center
Supports movements against globalization in India; particularly active in opposing the environmental destruction caused by Coca-Cola. Avww.indiaresource.org
International Food Policy Research Institute
Working to achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries; publishes numerous reports and resources. www.ifpri. |
James Howard Kunstler
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 Few other human activities demand so much respect for natural systems, and the abuse of natural systems has been monumental under the regime of industrial farming. The genetic modification of monoculture crops is only the latest (and possibly the final) technological insult among many previous ones, and comes at the climax of the industrial blowout. Diminishing returns are nature's way of biting back. The "winners" in recent decades have been corporations that could enjoy the economies of scale conferred by gigantism. Their only benefit has been monetary profit. |
Alex Steffen
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 With chapters on genetic modification, organic dairy, and everything in between, Lipson goes beyond simply explaining the benefits of organic food, to provide a plethora of resources for further reading on the organic-food movement. In her words: "If there is one thing the reader should take away, it is that we all have the power to create change that is felt at the highest levels. We do it with our choices every day and by sticking with those choices over the long haul. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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 Tobacco is bad enough. But genetic modification, if it is going to be problematic, if it is going to cause us real health problems, then tobacco will be nothing in comparison with this. The size of genetic modification and problems it may cause us are tremendous.
"If we injure the health prospects of humanity in this and the next and the next generation, then I think those people should be made accountable for the crimes they committed.
"Informing the public is the most important business in this very sorry affair, so one can do something. |
Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens
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| Biotechnologies and food: Assuring the safety of foods produced by genetic modification. Regul. Toxicol Pharmacol. 12:3(part 2) Sl-S196.
IFBC (International Food Biotechnology Council). 1990b.
Biotechnologies and food: Assuring the safety of foods produced by genetic modification. Regul. Toxicol Pharmacol. 12:3(part 2) S23.
IFBC (International Food Biotechnology Council). 1990c.
Biotechnologies and food: Assuring the safety of foods produced by genetic modification. Regul. Toxicol Pharmacol. 12:3(part 2) S28-S29.
IFBC (International Food Biotechnology Council). 1990d. |
David Wolfe
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 Organic food also is free of genetic modification. Eating pesticide-free and non-genetically-modified foods are extremely important for all healthy populations to observe into the future.
11. For the ideal digestion and assimilation of fruits, maintain a mono-diet (one fruit at a time) whenever comfortable. If you do eat more than one type of fruit, try to give yourself 30 to 60 minutes between fruit types. Fruits may be combined, but the mono-diet is simplest for digestion. |
Alex Steffen
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| Nonetheless, genetic modification is not inherently evil, and when applied with wisdom, it can have positive results. An excellent example is New Rice for Africa (NERICA), a strain of rice that may succeed in bettering health in West and Central Africa, restoring agricultural sus-tainability there, and improving the economics of food importation in the regions. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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| Meacher referred to a 2002 report by the Royal Society, which, although characteristically pro-biotech in its sentiment, did state that genetic modification "could lead to unpredicted harmful changes in the nutritional state of foods." They therefore recommended that potential health effects of GM foods be rigorously researched before being fed to pregnant or breast-feeding women, elderly people, those suffering from chronic disease, and babies. Meacher said, "Any baby food containing GM products could lead to a dramatic rise in allergies. |
Marion Nestle
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 In 1998, at the peak of the furor over genetically modified foods in Great Britain, for example, none other than His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, wrote of food biotechnology: "I happen to believe that this kind of genetic modification takes mankind into realms that belong to God, and to God alone.. . . We simply do not know the long-term consequences for human health and the wider environment of releasing plants bred in this way. ... It is the unforeseen consequences which present the greatest cause for concern. ... |
Doris J. Rapp, M.D.
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| The solution is simply to ban the use of genetic modification in food."41
Modified soybeans can have higher than normal levels of estrogen. How will these affect soy formula fed infants 20 years from now? Is this good for growing and sexually maturing youngsters? (See Chapters 4, 5.) In time, will we find that this modified soy in some way can alter the onset of puberty or increase the propensity for breast cancer in females or prostate disease in males? Some have theorized that this is possible but the companies producing these genetically altered foods insist there should be no concern. |
Marion Nestle
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| I personally have no wish to eat anything produced by genetic modification, nor do I knowingly offer this sort of produce to my family or guests."6
One might hardly think it productive to argue with such beliefs, but biotechnology stimulates theological as well as secular debate. Derek Burke, the former chairman of the British government's scientific committee on novel foods, took the secular route: "He [the prince] is raising one more food scare. As far as we can see, the risks of genetically engineering crops are very, very low. You can't walk away from changing the world. |
Peter Pringle
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 I personally have no wish to eat anything produced by genetic modification, nor do I knowingly offer this sort of produce to my family or guests." GM crops, he said, were unnecessary and incompatible with agriculture that "proceeds in harmony with nature."
The antibiotech forces were overjoyed, of course, but Charles could not sustain the attack. |
| Therefore the results are difficult to interpret and do not allow the conclusion that the genetic modification of potatoes accounts for adverse effects in animals."33
The Royal Society claimed Puzstai's paper confirmed its original judgment that the experiments were flawed. The popular media left the distinct impression that more had been at stake than the reputation of the unfortunate Pusztai, the Rowett Institute, or the editor of The Lancet. Big guns like the Royal Society were not brought out for such matters unless there were big stakes. |
| Perhaps the key to increasing food production in developing countries would be found in a mix of traditional breeding backed by genetic modification, a "doubly green revolution."33 But as always in this biotech era, more was at stake than agricultural research and improved plant varieties. Before the promises of gene splicing could be realized, a wary public had to be persuaded that the genes being transferred into the new modified plants were not making the new foods unsafe. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 So through genetic modification, your all-natural carrot is no longer all-natural, it is really a man-made product.
But it gets worse, because that farmer has to squeeze in and produce more carrots per acre in order to make more profit. He uses chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides and herbicides that he sprays on these natural products like carrots. When you then take that natural piece of fruit or vegetable, it is loaded with toxic chemicals. It also has much less nutritional value than it would have fifty or sixty years ago. |
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