Genetically
Modified corn has been engineered in a laboratory to produce pesticides
in its own tissue. GMO Corn is regulated by the Environmental
Protection Agency as an Insecticide, but is sold unlabeled. Unlike the
strict safety evaluations required for the approval of new drugs, the
safety of genetically engineered foods for human consumption is not
adequately tested. The World Health Organization’s ultra-cautious
International Agency for Research on Cancer recently classified 2,4-D as a “possible human carcinogen” and glyphosate
as a “probable human carcinogen.” Both herbicides were linked to
increases in malignant tumors at multiple sites in animals. Glyphosate
was also linked to an increased incidence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in
humans.
Action Alert!
All GMO foods should be labeled
Ref: Philip J. Landrigan et al. 2015, NEJM
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