Should We Really Say No To GMO?

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Coming from over 50 countries, countless millions of people have expressed their disapproval over attempted corporate ownership of plant’s seeds through GMO (genetically modified organisms). Having said that, the corporations involved have assured the public that GMO is safe and want us to believe that it’s more efficient at feeding the world by giving higher yields and have greater resistance to extreme weather conditions.

So is GMO safe and more efficient? Should we really say no to GMO? Has this technology made a difference? What are the implications?

According to a growing number of scientists such as world leading expert Dr Don Huber GMO expert, professor of plant pathology at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, USA, there has been NO peer reviewed evidence to support the idea that GMO crops are safe. On the contrary, a vast catalogue of scientific evidence has built up over the years showing that GMO is unsafe:

Through public consumption of their GM crops corporations have been accused of causing ill health in the form of allergies, cancer, birth defects and infertility, also toxicity, reduced nutritional value, environmental damage and political unrest such as that with farmer’s and consumer’s disputes. Then there are circumstances where GMO corporations give out payoffs for political favouritism. For example, the US presidency and congress have given their approval to ensure unhindered sales of GMO (genetically modified seeds). Yes folks, politicians don’t care about our health. It could be said that they are more interested in the health of campaign sponsorship, corporate donated dollars.

The revolving door effect

Approvals bodies like the USA’s FDA (Food and Drug Administration) decide whether or not a food or drug is fit to go out on the market for consumption. Approval bodies, like the FDA, have shown biased judgement in favour of the corporation’s product. This has happened in the case of GMO: Certain Individuals on the FDA’s board approving questionable GMO products have later gone on to become executives with that corporation they were sitting in judgement with and their product. Doesn’t his show a conflict of interest?

So, in conclusion, and to answer the above questions, GMO is not safe. Nor has it shown to produce higher yield, greater nutritional value or resist drought conditions better than non-GMO according to many experts such as Professor John Fagan, award-winning Geneticist, Maharishi University of Management, Iowa, USA.

Yes, of course we should say NO to GMO. It is spurred on by corporate greed and political self interest with more than its fair share of hidden ulterior motives. The technology is unimaginably potentially dangerous and could be perceived as one of the biggest threats to humanity if allowed to get out of control.

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Source by Paul A Philips