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Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Russia Suspends Import and Use of American GM Corn After Study Revealed Cancer Risk

Author:     SEAN POULTER
Source:     Mail (U.K.)
Publication Date:     01:57 EST, 26 September 2012
Link: Russia Suspends Import and Use of American GM Corn After Study Revealed Cancer Risk
Stephan:   A spectrum of changes suggest the GMO trend may be stopped in its tracks. Prop 37 on the California ballot -- which would require labelling of GMO products in food -- is combining with national actions such as this one by the Russians. These developments must also be seen in the context of the life altering diseases and bodily changes GMOs produce, as well as the growing recognition that GMOs require the purchase of massive amounts of pesticides and herbicides, yet don't produce as advertised. The bugs these toxins are designed to kill mutate and not only don't die, they cause the creation of superbugs. Taken together these developments may finally create the conditions for a reassessment of Monsanto's and other corporate GMO efforts.

Russia has suspended the import and use of an American GM corn following a study suggesting a link to breast cancer and organ damage.

Separately, the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA), has ordered its own review in to the research, which was conducted at a French university.

The decision by Russia could be followed by other nations in what would be a severe blow to the take-up of the controversial technology.
Cancer risk? A farmer shows two corncobs of genetically engineered corn by U.S. company Monsanto, right, and two normal corncobs from Germany, left

Historically, biotech companies have proved the safety of GM crops based on trials involving feeding rats for a period of 90 days.

However, experts at the University of Caen conducted an experiment running for the full lives of rats – two years.

The findings, which were peer reviewed by independent experts before being published in a respected scientific journal, found raised levels of breast cancer, liver and kidney damage.

The same trials also found evidence that consumption of minuscule amounts of a commonly used weedkiller, Roundup, was associated with a raised risk of cancer.

Both the GM corn, which carries the name NK603, and Roundup are the creation of US biotech company Monsanto.

The decision […]

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