WHAT IS A GMO
What constitutes a ‘Genetically Modified Organism’ is every single cell, be it animal, plant, or even food does not occur naturally, but via genetic modifications. Moreover, they may be present in every day foods. A GMO, or genetically modified organism, is a plant, animal, microorganism or other organism whose genetic makeup has been modified in a laboratory using genetic engineering or transgenic technology. This creates combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and virus genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods.
CONSUMPTION OF GMO’S
Genetic modification affects many of the products we consume on a daily basis. As the number of GMOs available for commercial use grows every year, the Non-GMO Project, works so as to provide the most accurate, up-to-date standards for non-GMO verification.
In order for a product to be Non-GMO Project Verified, its inputs must be evaluated for compliance with our standard, which categorizes inputs into three risk levels:
| Risk Level | Definition | Examples |
| High-Risk | The input is derived from, contains derivatives of, or is produced through a process involving organisms that are known to be genetically modified and commercially available. | Alfalfa, Canola, Corn, Cotton, Papaya, Soy, Sugar beet, Yellow summer squash / zucchini, Animal products, Microbes and enzymes |
| Low-Risk | The input is not derived from, does not contain derivatives of, or is not produced through a process involving organisms that are presently known to be genetically modified and commercially available. | Lentils, Spinach, Tomatoes, Sesame seeds, Avocados Nuts. Melons etc |
| Non-Risk | The input is not derived from biological organisms and not, therefore, susceptible to genetic modification. | |
| Monitored Risk | The Non-GMO Project carefully monitors the development of new genetically engineered products; we are currently tracking close to 100 products. Of those, we have included the following in our surveillance program, either because they will likely soon be widespread or because of known instances of contamination from GMOs. | Flax, Mustard, Rice, Wheat, Apple, Mushroom, Orange, Pineapple, Potato, Camelina (false flax), Salmon, Sugarcane, Tomato |
https://www.nongmoproject.org/gmo-facts/what-is-gmo/
In 2015, an ABC news survey, showed that in a survey 93% of Americans believe genetically modified foods should be labeled.
Monsanto is the world’s leading producer of the herbicide “roundup” as well as producing 90% of the world’s GMO seed. Monsanto’s GMO crops were supposed to feed the world hunger and starvation. However the truth be known, for it is the fodder is fed through the Monsanto CEO and shareholders. The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice has estimated that in 2009 alone 17,638 Indian farmers committed suicide, or one suicide every 30 minutes.
The problem with GMO seeds in India is that they are often “not bred for that area, for rain-fed agriculture, so they fail more frequently,” Dr. Vandana Shiva, an Indian environmental activist and anti-globalization author, told WeAreChange.com.
According to a report by Daily Mail (a very conservative paper) every 30 minutes an Indian farmer commits suicide as a result of Monsanto’s GMO crops. In the last decade, more than a quarter of a million Indian farmers, have committed suicide because of Monsanto’s spiraling costs of seeds and pesticides. Globalization and a cadre of monopoly capitalists have forced farmers basically to buy GMO seeds. Historically Monsanto has been involved with the production of DDT, PCBS and Chemical Weapons.
Monsanto Ordered to Pay $46.5 Million in PCB Lawsuit in Rare Win for Plaintiffs A St. Louis jury has awarded three plaintiffs a total of $46.5 million in damages in a lawsuit alleging Monsanto and three other companies were negligent in its handling of polychlorinated biphenyls, or, a highly toxic and carcinogenic group of chemicals.
Originally a chemical company, until the late 1990s Monsanto was a force to be reckoned
with. As the market expanded, it comes with a heavy load. Manufacturing chemicals, polymers, and of course food, as wellagricultural products. www.snopes
In 2015, an ABC news survey, showed that in a survey 93% of Americans believe genetically modified foods should be labeled.
Monsanto is the world’s leading producer of the herbicide “roundup” as well as producing 90% of the world’s GMO seed. Monsanto’s GMO crops were supposed to feed the world hunger and starvation. However the truth be known, for it is the fodder is fed through the Monsanto CEO and shareholders. The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice has estimated that in 2009 alone 17,638 Indian farmers committed suicide, or one suicide every 30 minutes.
Originally a chemical company, until the late 1990s Monsanto was a force to be reckoned
with. As the market expanded, it comes with a heavy load. Manufacturing chemicals, polymers, and of course food, as wellagricultural products. www.snopes\
Monsanto’s Roundup ‘glyphosate,’ serves her/his master well. Roundup, the weed killer, has been designated as a possible human carcinogen by the- World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016.
President Trump cardinal (one in many) sins included “business-as-usual” for the bankers (wankers), corporate cronies, who just loved industrial agriculture as an American pushover. So put down you spoon as you eat “natural” or even “healthy foods” such as Kelloggs, Ben and Jerry, General Mills, Kraft, Whole Foods 365 brand. The only way you or a trust can avoid heavy poisoning is either putting your faith in labels that are “organic” or grow your own freshly cut vegetables, fruit and herbs. The issue I have with this is: say, for instance I grow an organic garden. Then there is some cross- fertilization and my plants were intermingled with a crop of food that is not organic. What then? Take the risk? The ways that you can avoid them include.
1-Corn is a farcical sham. DO NOT EAT IT.
2 – Soy -In one single year, 2006, there was 96.7 million pounds of glyphosate sprayed on soybeans alone.
3- Sugar – In one single year, 2006, there was 96.7 million pounds of glyphosate sprayed on soybeans alone.
4-Aspartame – a toxic additive: including the fact that it is created with genetically modified bacteria.
5 – Papayas – GMO papayas have been grown in Hawaii for consumption since 1999. Though they can’t be sold to countries in the European Union, they are welcome with open arms in the U.S. and Canada.
6 – Canola–one of the most chemically altered drugs.
7 – Cotton – cotton oil originating in India or China carries serious health risks.
8 –Dairy – GMO papayas have been grown in Hawaii for consumption since 1999. Though they can’t be sold to countries in the European Union, they are welcome with open arms in the U.S. and Canada.
9 and 10 Zucchini and Yellow Squash
Closely related, these two squash varieties are modified to resist viruses.
The dangers of some of these foods are well-known. The Bt toxin being used in GMO corn, for example, was recently detected in the blood of pregnant women and their babies. But perhaps more frightening are the risks that are still unknown.
All from http://naturalsociety.com/top-10-worst-gmo-foods-list/
Vermont, Connecticut and Maine have passed mandatory labeling laws for genetically modified food. At least 15 other states are considering similar regulations.
“The majority of corn, soybeans, and other GMO crops grown in the U.S. are genetically engineered to be resistant to glyphosate, a weed killer better known as Roundup. Roundup is made by Monsanto, which also produces the seeds that enable crops to survive being doused with the herbicide. Since that technology was introduced in 1996, there has been almost a tenfold increase in the use of the herbicide, as illustrated in this graph from the U.S. Geological Survey.” www.consumerreports.orgcro/magazine
Monsanto’s Roundup ‘glyphosate,’ serves her/his master well. Roundup, the weed killer, has been designated as a possible human carcinogen by the- World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016.
President Trump cardinal (one in many) sins included “business-as-usual” for the bankers (wankers), corporate cronies, who just loved industrial agriculture as an American pushover. So put down you spoon as you eat “natural” or even “healthy foods” such as Kelloggs, Ben and Jerry, General Mills, Kraft, Whole Foods 365 brand. The only way you or a trust can avoid heavy poisoning is either putting your faith in labels that are “organic” or grow your own freshly cut vegetables, fruit and herbs. The issue I have with this is: say, for instance I grow an organic garden. Then there is some cross- fertilization and my plants were intermingled with a crop of food that is not organic. What then? Take the risk? The ways that you can avoid them include.
1-Corn is a farcical sham. DO NOT EAT IT.
2 – Soy -In one single year, 2006, there was 96.7 million pounds of glyphosate sprayed on soybeans alone.
3- Sugar – In one single year, 2006, there was 96.7 million pounds of glyphosate sprayed on soybeans alone.
4-Aspartame – a toxic additive: including the fact that it is created with genetically modified bacteria.
5 – Papayas – GMO papayas have been grown in Hawaii for consumption since 1999. Though they can’t be sold to countries in the European Union, they are welcome with open arms in the U.S. and Canada.
6 – Canola–one of the most chemically altered drugs.
7 – Cotton – cotton oil originating in India or China carries serious health risks.
8 –Dairy – GMO papayas have been grown in Hawaii for consumption since 1999. Though they can’t be sold to countries in the European Union, they are welcome with open arms in the U.S. and Canada.
9 and 10 Zucchini and Yellow Squash
Closely related, these two squash varieties are modified to resist viruses.
The dangers of some of these foods are well-known. The Bt toxin being used in GMO corn, for example, was recently detected in the blood of pregnant women and their babies. But perhaps more frightening are the risks that are still unknown.
All from http://naturalsociety.com/top-10-worst-gmo-foods-list/
Vermont, Connecticut and Maine have passed mandatory labeling laws for genetically modified food. At least 15 other states are considering similar regulations.
“The majority of corn, soybeans, and other GMO crops grown in the U.S. are genetically engineered to be resistant to glyphosate, a weed killer better known as Roundup. Roundup is made by Monsanto, which also produces the seeds that enable crops to survive being doused with the herbicide. Since that technology was introduced in 1996, there has been almost a tenfold increase in the use of the herbicide, as illustrated in this graph from the U.S. Geological Survey.” www.consumerreports.orgcro/magazine