Genetic modified foods are the most frightening environmental catastrophes I’ve come to know. Most pollution is reversible but genetic pollution is truly dangerous because it is not. Monsanto, worlds largest manufacture of GMO seeds and the pesticides that follow, have a history of manufacturing products with devastating health consequences. Remember PCB’s, DDT, Agent Orange and Aspertame? These are not people we should be trusting with our food and the health of our planet.
Now welcome to the world of genetically modified fish
Greed is the sole reason for genetic engineering, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Do your best to choose non GMO foods and starts talking to your friends about this. These companies cannot compete against us as a whole.
More reason to choose organic …. it’s for the good of everyone.
For everyone who thought Monsanto (MON) was struggling, their share price indicates a bright future. $8.50/share in 2002 to $104.50/share as of Dec 14th 2007.
If you havn’t heard of Monsanto here’s the rundown. Monsanto makes genetically modified seeds and they’re winning the GMO battle. Monsanto seeds contain genes that kill bugs and tolerate weed-killing pesticides. 7% of the worlds farmland acreage is now grown with genetically modified crops.
GMO bovine growth hormone that’s given to cows to increase milk production is also made by Monsanto. Here’s a video on how Monsanto strong armed companies into misleading the public on health issues concerning their bovine growth hormone.
BusinessWeek recently featured the company in their Dec 17th issue. Monsanto quietly made their way into our foods because most of their crops are not directly consumed by humans but included in processed foods. So you’re ingesting them indirectly. In the U.S, approx 60% - 70% of all formulated foods - processed foods containing more than one ingredient - contain GMO’s.
You’re consuming GMO’s in:
- Corn syrup or cornstarch which is in most processed foods.
- Soybean seeds that yield oil used as a substitution for trans-fat oils at KFC and other trans-fat free fast food joints.
- Margarine
- Canola Oil
- Squash
- Papaya
The demand for Genetically modified crops has exploded. Countries like the U.S.A., Canada, Brazil, Argentina, China and India have fallen in love with the seeds.
In 1970 the average corn harvest with 70 bushels an acre. In 2006 it was 150 bushels an acre. By 2030 they predict yields will push 300 bushels an acre.
The argument is that GMO’s allow farmers to use less pesticides and less toxic pesticides. More yield so less land being farmed. etc. Do we really want to be going in that direction? The profit margins are better so all medium to large farms will eventually go GMO. Will ppl have allergies to GMO food? Will there be environmental contamination?
…. it’s for the good of everyone.
