The Health Risks of

Genetically Modified Foods

FDA declares GMOs no different
The agency is not aware of any
information showing that foods
derived by these new methods differ
from other foods in any meaningful
or uniform way.
Food and Drug Administration
Statement of Policy
May 29, 1992
Allergens
Toxins
New diseases
Nutritional problems
In reality, agency scientists
warned of:
Person in charge of FDAs
GMO policy ignored
scientists warnings
Michael Taylor
Former Monsanto attorney
Later Monsanto vice president
Now back at FDA as
US Food Safety Czar
GMOs are
Inherently Unsafe
The GM process
creates massive
collateral damage
in the plant, which
can cause side-
effects
GM potatoes
Rats developed
Potentially pre-
cancerous cell growth in
the digestive tract
Smaller brains, livers
and testicles
Partial atrophy of the
liver, and
Immune system damage
Lancet, 1999
damaged rats
(10 or 110 days)
Stomach lining
Non-GM GM
Evidence of GM soy-
related problems
Soon after
GM soy
was
introduced
into the UK,
soy allergies
skyrocketed
by 50%.
York Laboratory
One patient had a
positive skin test
result to GMO
soybeans only.
Skin prick test
Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, 2005
(Preliminary, needs confirmation)
Possible causes for increase allergies
More herbicide residues
Increased soy allergen
New potential allergen?
Digestion enzymes reduced
Roundup Ready protein may be allergenic
The Only
Human
Feeding
Study on
GM Crops
Genes
transferred
to intestinal
bacteria
Mice and rabbits fed
Roundup Ready soy
Altered cells, enzymes, and/or gene
expression in livers, kidneys, pancreas, and
hearts
Higher metabolic activity
(toxic insult)
Mice livers
Control GM-fed
Hepatocyte Nuclei
Mice livers
Control GM-fed
Hepatocyte Nucleoli
Rat Livers
C, D GM-soy
group
, B control group
A
B
C
D
Rat testicles
Control
GM soy fed
GM-soy
Control
Mice fed GM soy
Testicular cells (including sperm) had
altered structure and function
European Journal of Histochemistry, 2004
Offspring of Mice
Fed GM Soy
Young embryos from GM-fed
parents had temporary
decrease in gene
expression
In press
Death of baby rats
Control GM-soy Non-GM soy
Irina Ermakova, 2005-2007
>50%
10%
19-day old rats
Larger rat is from control group;
smaller from GM-soy group.
Irina Ermakova,
2005-2007
Preliminary evidence
Rat offspring did not conceive
When the entire
Russian facility began using
GM soy-based feed,
infant mortality
for all rats hit 55.3%.
in
Built-in insecticide
Industry claims Bt:
Has a history of
safe use
Is destroyed
during digestion
Is not active in
mammals
In reality
Bt in crops
Mice ate Bt corn (30/90 days)
Multiple immune
system responses
Government of Italy
November 2008
Mice ate Bt corn
Increased
infertility and
lower birth
weight
Government of Austria
November 2008
Rats ate Bt corn (90 days)
Indicators for
liver and kidney toxicity,
blood pressure problems,
allergies,
infections or disease,
higher blood sugar,
and anemia
Monsanto study
Laborers in India report the
same reactions to Bt cotton
as those who were sprayed
Itching, eruptions, wounds,
discoloration
Bt cotton
Hospital records: Victims of itching
have increased massively this year . . .
related to BT cotton farming.
The Sunday Indian, 10/26/08
Thousands of sheep
died after grazing on
Bt cotton plants
Bt cotton
Small Sheep Study
GMO group:
100% mortality within 30 days
Feb.
2008
Indian buffaloes
Reproductive Problems: Prolapsed
uterus, premature deliveries, abortions,
infertility
Sudden death
Buffalo (Warangal)
Grazed on Bt cotton plants (1 day)
Sick and unconscious for 2-3 days
13 deaths
Bt corn, reports
12 cows
died on a
German
farm
Bt corn, reports
Farmers
say pigs
and
cows
became
sterile
Inhaled Bt Pollen
Sneezing, asthma
coughs, nose bleeds,
swelling, fever, headache,
stomach ache, dizziness,
diarrhea, vomiting,
weakness, and numbness
Bt corn, reports
Deaths after consuming corn:
9 horses
4 buffalos
37 chickens
5 unexplained human deaths
If Bt
genes
transfer
They might
turn our
intestinal
bacteria
into living
pesticide
factories
If GM crops are so bad, why dont we see more problems?
Killed about 100 and caused
5,000-10,000 to fall sick
L-tryptophan produced by GM bacteria
The epidemic was
discovered
because the
disease
1. Was new, with unique symptoms
2. Acute
3. Came on quickly
Current
Assessments
No post-marketing
surveillance
No human
clinical trials
No proper evaluation
of plant changes
or effects
Approvals based on:
disproved or
untested
assumptions
industry studies
The American Academy of
Environmental Medicine
Animal studies indicate serious health risks including infertility,
immune dysregulation, accelerated aging, dysregulation of genes
associated with cholesterol synthesis, insulin regulation, cell
signaling, and protein formation, and changes in the liver, kidney,
spleen and gastrointestinal system.
Many animals avoided GM feed
when given a choice
How do we
the
genetic
engineering of
our food
supply?
Tipping point for
rejection of GM crops
Tipping point against rBGH
September 2006, Boston Globe
Dairies are rushing to rid their
bottled milk of artificial growth
hormones. . . it could be a tipping
point.
October 2006, New York Times
It seems to be an explosion in
the industry.
Wal-Mart, Kroger, Starbucks, and
about 40 of the top 100 dairies
have rejected rBGH so far.
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Eating in America
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