800 Scientists Demand Global GMO “Experiment” End
by Elizabeth Renter
May 24th, 2013
Updated 05/24/2013 at 5:23 am
Did you hear about the 800 esteemed scientists who came together and demanded the production of genetically modified crops and products be stopped? Scientists who called on world powers to re-evaluate the future of agriculture and seek sustainability rather than corporate profits? Don’t be surprised if you haven’t, as the mainstream media won’t touch this one.
Eight-hundred scientists did make such a demand. They made it first over a decade ago and they have updated it over the years, adding signatures and release dates. Still global powers have all but ignored their calls.
The Institute of Science in Society is a non-profit group of scientists from around the world, dedicated to bringing an end to what they refer to as the “dangerous GMO “experiment. In their open letter to the world, they have highlighted why governments need to stop genetically modified crops now – before there are irreversible effects on the health of the people and the health of the earth at large.
The Open Letter from World Scientists to All Governments calls for “the immediate suspension of all environmental releases of GM crops and products, both commercially and in open field trials, for at least 5 years.”
They also want patents on organisms, cell lines, and living things revoked and banned. Such patents (a sort of corporate version of “playing God,”) “threaten food security, sanction biopiracy of indigenous knowledge and genetic resources, violate basic human rights and dignity, compromise healthcare, impede medical and scientific research and are against the welfare of animals.”
And as Anthony Gucciardi recently detailed on NaturalSociety, this would be bad news for Monsanto following the recent Supreme Court decision that they have the ‘right’ to patent life.
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Comments
Why would Monsanto donate to all these politicians if what they were doing is not wrong.http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/fraud/us_governm...
There are many who do not see a problem with what is being put in our food. I have discussions with people everyday who defend Monsanto and the poison they peddle as innovative science to feed the hungry. I have even had people tell me that in the face of hunger even food that is not up to par is preferable. Then there are those who speak for farmers who have chosen to use GMO seeds. They claim that they are neither coerced nor are they strong armed into choosing Monsanto. They claim to do so of their own free will as they have the freedom of choice. Then there are others who choose to ignore GMO;s in the food because to remove the would mean higher prices. So they are willing to feed this poison to their children because it is more affordable.
So you see in many cases they know exactly what is being done and what they are eating. Then there is the belief that science knows best and the warnings are nothing but a bunch of activist vegan nutters complaining and trying to tell people what to eat.......
Now you see why legislation and calls for measures to control ot eliminate this fails. between the apathy and the greed failure is guaranteed!
I agree, It has also been used for animal feed in europe without any restraints.
What I don't like is that you can not find out in what country canned corn (for human consumption)
was produced. It is always "restricted distribution" . I find it bullsh*t not to know in what country a product is grown.
Look at your food lables.
http://www.gs1.org/barcodes/support/prefix_list
Kind of leaves me in the dark-
Look MSM opens their mouth.
Also on HuffPost and True Health Is True Wealth
**Another warning for Americans. Other countries do not buy our meat and other products because they are genetically modified, shot full of steroids… Frankenfood, yet most Americans don’t even realize that this is what they are eating, the possible side effects and that they are being fed my Monsanto, not America’s family farms.