Originally published November 27 2005
Website suggests a conspiracy against organic foods
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Gmwatch.org claims that proponents of genetically modified foods are building a media campaign to present a negative image of the organic food industry, with ads that claim organic foods pose serious health risks.
United Nations reports numerous environmental and health benefits from organic farming practices, including reduced levels of contaminants in foods, a whole series of press articles and radio and TV programmes around the world have been reporting the exact opposite: that organic agriculture is actually more risky than industrial agriculture.
The items in the column below show how these reports are part of an orchestrated campaign of disinformation involving industry-backed proponents of GM and how they are grounded in bogus research and a series of false claims.
Excerpt from 'Organicised crime: The backlash against organic food has begun.
But who is behind it?', Andy Rowell's report on how a loose network of rightwing think-tanks, supported by agribiz and the biotech corporations, have worked together with GM-supporting scientists to slander organic food.
Reports on the bogus research with which Dennis Avery has originated much of the anti-organic propaganda in recent circulation, and how his work is supported by Monsanto, DuPont, Novartis, ConAgra, DowElanco and others who profit from the sale of products prohibited in organic production.
John Stossel slanders organic farming Reports on how ABC News correspondent John Stossel misled viewers in a report on "20/20" implying organic food was dangerous.
Prof Hillman attacked for promoting bogus claims How Professor John Hillman, director of the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) used the SCRI's annual report and the media to promote bogus smears against organic farming.
Sir John Krebbs slammed over organic food attacks How Sir John Krebs and his supporters are using the UK Food Standards Agency to promote the interests of the biotechnology industry.
Yesterday, it led its front page with a nine-month-old scientific report suggesting that lettuces and sprouts grown to organic standards with the help of farmyard manure had 100 times more E coli cells than conventionally grown ones.
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