Most nations, including Australia, Japan and all of the countries in the European Union, do not consider GMOs, Genetically Modified Organisms, to be safe. Genetically modified food, also known as genetically engineered food, are the crop plants that have been modified in the lab to enhance desired traits, such as resistance to herbicides or improved nutritional content.
Currently commercialized GM crops in the U.S. include soy (94%), cotton (90%), canola (90%), sugar beets (95%), corn (88%), Hawaiian papaya (more than 50%), zucchini and yellow squash (over 24,000 acres). In the U.S., the government has approved GMOs based on studies conducted by the same corporations that created them and profit from their sale. There is a growing body of evidence that is now connecting GMOs with health problems, environmental damage and the violation of consumer rights. The creation of GMOs is also leading to the development of stronger, more dangerous pesticides.
You should be aware of what you are eating and what you can do about it. If what you are eating is dangerous, you need to know that. You also need to contact your representatives and tell them that the new DOW pesticides should not be allowed. My wife and I signed several petitions on Dr. Oz, calling for the labeling of GM foods and the ban of these super pesticides.
You are what you eat...
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