Monsanto GMOs unsafe, official study shows

02 December 2005
Brussels Belgium

Greenpeace activists dress as mice protesting at the risks to health and the environment from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) outside the Council of Ministers buildi

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An explosive study published by the Austrian government, on Tuesday November 11, identified serious health threats of genetically engineered (GE) crops. Mice fed with GE maize were severely impaired in their fertility, and produced fewer children than mice fed with natural crops. This study shows how little we know about GM products and their long-term impacts on our health and the environment. It also shows how flawed the current EU risk assessment system is.

The European Food Safety Authority runs inadequate safety checks on GMOs and often just rubber stamps what agro-chemical industry experts say. December 4 could be the day we turn it around -- If we can convince Ministers meeting that day to vote for strict controls and a reformed EFSA.

Only 21 days left until the Environment Council vote! TAKE ACTION:

Support the anti-GMO governments

Austria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia

Shift the governments in the middle

Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Slovakia

Pressure the pro-GMO governments

Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom

What we need now is to:

1.       Encourage the good politicians (those who have already chosen the environment and consumer protection over GMOs) to speak up;

2.       Show to the undecided ones that European citizens want them to protect our food, health and environment;

3.       Convince the pro-GMO politicians to recognize the risks posed by GMOs.

Some Ministers are already on our side but many are still sitting on the fence. There is also a small but powerful group of countries willing to block any meaningful reform of the current flawed GMO authorisation system. Meanwhile, the European Commission's President Barroso (behind closed doors) is actively pushing Member States to spread GMOs in the EU.

We have produced a cure, the AntiCorp against Monsantosis, a sickness caused by the Monsantus avidus virus, which is threatening European politicians.

Please, help us distribute AntiCorp to all European governments to make sure they stay immune from the pressure of the pro-GMO lobby and commit to protecting our food, health and environment instead of the economic interests of a handful of agro-chemical companies!

An explosive study published by the Austrian government, on Tuesday November 11, identified serious health threats of genetically engineered (GE) crops. Mice fed with GE maize were severely impaired in their fertility, and produced fewer children than mice fed with natural crops. This study shows how little we know about GM products and their long-term impacts on our health and the environment. It also shows how flawed the current EU risk assessment system is.

The European Food Safety Authority runs inadequate safety checks on GMOs and often just rubber stamps what agro-chemical industry experts say. December 4 could be the day we turn it around -- If we can convince Ministers meeting that day to vote for strict controls and a reformed EFSA.

Only 21 days left until the Environment Council vote! TAKE ACTION:

Support the anti-GMO governments

Austria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia

Shift the governments in the middle

Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Slovakia

Pressure the pro-GMO governments

Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom

What we need now is to:

1.       Encourage the good politicians (those who have already chosen the environment and consumer protection over GMOs) to speak up;

2.       Show to the undecided ones that European citizens want them to protect our food, health and environment;

3.       Convince the pro-GMO politicians to recognize the risks posed by GMOs.

Some Ministers are already on our side but many are still sitting on the fence. There is also a small but powerful group of countries willing to block any meaningful reform of the current flawed GMO authorisation system. Meanwhile, the European Commission's President Barroso (behind closed doors) is actively pushing Member States to spread GMOs in the EU.

We have produced a cure, the AntiCorp against Monsantosis, a sickness caused by the Monsantus avidus virus, which is threatening European politicians.

Please, help us distribute AntiCorp to all European governments to make sure they stay immune from the pressure of the pro-GMO lobby and commit to protecting our food, health and environment instead of the economic interests of a handful of agro-chemical companies!

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9:29 am PDT, May 6, Elsa Hémon, France
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4:02 pm PDT, May 5, Miguel Abrantes, Portugal
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12:48 am PDT, Apr 30, Name not displayed, Poland
Brrrr.... It looks like they want to reduce population. Attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, the war, the economic crisis, hunger, GMO and not only - something's wrong with the world. I think, that that's all was planned Don't give in to beguile! I hope that Obama will get the world out of it because he isn't from the Bush's gang (Is he?) ;P
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6:11 pm PDT, Apr 25, Jeanette H., United Kingdom
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11:51 am PDT, Apr 22, Valya Krusheva, Bulgaria
What happened with the world today? Everything is artificial! How come organic food became luxurious commodity? People, the most important thing in our lives is health! Even money cannot buy you health! Come to your senses!
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8:35 pm PDT, Apr 18, Jamie Lee, California
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10:01 pm PDT, Apr 4, Amilia Leone, California
There is enough scientific evidence to support the ban of all genetically modified organisms.
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5:48 am PDT, Mar 22, Ana Arias Dietrich, Spain
our own seeds are getting lost!
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7:58 pm PDT, Mar 12, Shaun Phillips, Minnesota
GM food is just one way corporations can control the food of nations - it is unacceptable. GM food is obviously not natural and when given a choice our animal siblings consistently choose non-GM food.
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7:09 pm PDT, Mar 11, Peter ©olar, Slovenia
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11:03 am PDT, Mar 8, Mapuana Peterson, Hawaii
Stop poisoning our food sources by agreeing to the few greedy controllers. Your grandkids will inherit the world we are creating for them, so please do the right thing!
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say No to GMO, stop Monsanto's expansion
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I know the same study was made on pigs and the statistics were shoking... The fertility fell up to 30%...
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5:04 am PST, Jan 19, Raphael Bennett-Daly, Australia
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