GMOs: The Walking Dead of The Food Industry

GMOS THE WALKING DEAD OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY ||||||| GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS) Engineered from DNA of different species of plant, animal, bacterial, and viral genes. 170.1 million hectares Global Area of GMO crops 171.7 million hectares Area of Alaska 70% Items in American In the US: food stores FDA ruled GMOS not significantly different from naturally occurring foods containing GMOS 50 Approval based on studies conducted by GMO manufacturers themselves 0% Items in American food stores containing GMOS prior to 1996 87% NATIONS (including all EU countries) restricting or banning GMO production/sales Consumers who want foods containing GMOS to be labeled Signing of "MONSANTO PROTECTION ACT" Prevents government restrictions on GMO food found to cause health risks 80% Conventionally processed food containing GMOS in the US-labeling not required 53% One corn GMO type threatened to wipe out Monarch butterfly larvae by . contaminating milkweed Americans who would refuse to buy genetically modified food 1500% Increase in herbicide production GMOS are manufactured for since GMOS introduced herbicide tolerance, particularly to glyphosate (RoundUp). Some negative effects: Weeds resistant to glyphosate develop, spawning super weeds. Glyphosate builds up in the soil, contaminating it. Number of breeds of weeds resistant to glyphosate (ryegrass found in Australia) prior to 2010 Numbe FUS where glyphosate-resistant 6 weeds have been reported in the past three years "None of the genetically modified food crops currently on the market offer benefits to consumers in terms of price, nutrition, or new products." OVER 40 genetically modified crops are allowed to be sold in the US. Ucsusa.org GMOS found to transfer genetically altered DNA into the DNA of GMOS make it possible for allergens in one food type to emerge in a completely different species. GMOS can contaminate existing species being grown organically. bacteria living in the human stomach, reproducing indefinitely. As evidenced by the percentage of crops containing GMOS, producers like Monsanto have a virtual monopoly on the US farming industry. LAWSUIT Top foods containing GMOS 100% OF US CROPS GMO PRODUCERS CAN ACTUALLY SUE 95% 94% 90% %06 88% FARMERS WHOSE CROPS ARE INFECTED BY GMO CONTAMINATES FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFT. Sugar Beets Soy Canola Cotton Corn SOURCES http://www.nongmoproject.org/learn-more/what-is-gmo/ http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/44/execu- tivesummary/pdf/Brief%2044%20-%20Executive%20Summary%20-%20En glish.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of U.S. states and territories by area http://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelhennessey/2012/11/03/g- mo-food-debate-in-the-national-spotlight/ http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/02/gmo-farm- ing-crops-more-popular-than-ever-world-charts http://www.nongmoproject.org/learn-more/ http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/health/gmo-toxicity-af- fects-animals-plants-and-soil-336742.html http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and agriculture/our-fail- ing-food-system/genetic-engineering/environmental-effects-of.html #monarch http://www.naturalnews.com/038792 GMO toxicity digestion_cancer.html http://grist.org/food/monsanto-flirts-with-disaster-owns-the-world-anyway/ WwW.NURSEDEGREE. NET Created By oBizMedia