| Author | Message | | Cowboy | | Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 3:33 am Post subject: |
| | Quote: | | Quote: | | Cow-boy said : " ... There are no natural plants or animals that have a specific genetic makeup. " . |
So a Genome is a fantasy , right ? |
In reality, nature gives us a genetic cornucopia in every basket of produce. The same even happens with animals.
That is the basis for evolution. The variations that are able to thrive, do so. The variations that cannot survive disappear.
| Quote: | Cow-boy said : " ... GM foods have been in production for over 15 years now. Show us actual evidence of actual harm dobe to anyone by GM crops. " .
Which foods are you talking about preciselly ? Name them , give me their Lectin content and I'll tell you what harm they can do . |
Show us actual proof of actual harm done...
| Quote: | | To understand the potential damage to human health ... |
Looks like theory to me. Show us where there is actual proof of actual damage... | |  | | Cowboy | | Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 3:38 am Post subject: |
| | Quote: | Monsanto Brings Small Family Dairy to Court
Oakhurst Dairy has been owned and operated by the same Maine family since 1921, and Monsanto recently attempted to put them out of business. Oakhurst, like many other dairy producers in the U.S., has been responding to consumer demand to provide milk free of rBGH, a synthetic hormone banned (for health reasons) in every industrialized country other than the U.S.
Monsanto, the number one producer of the rBGH synthetic steroid, sued Oakhurst, claiming they should not have the right to inform their customers that their dairy products do not contain the Monsanto chemical. Given the intense pressure from the transnational corporation, Oakhurst was forced to settle out of court, leaving many other dairies vulnerable to similar attacks from Monsanto.
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Oakhurst retained the right to put its Farmers' Pledge on its milk label but added a disclaimer: "FDA states: No significant difference in milk from cows treated with artificial growth hormone."
http://www.oakhurstdairy.com/about/release.php?nID=1133
I guess that sounds unfair to you because it makes the label truthful... | | | | Cowboy | | Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 3:47 am Post subject: |
| | Quote: | | Monsanto Hid PCB Pollution for Decades |
US jury rules for Monsanto in PCB pollution case
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsnews/idINN1446395720090415?rpc=33
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 14 (Reuters) - A jury in Alabama ruled on Tuesday in favor of the old Monsanto company, now Pharmacia, in a case in which it was accused of manufacturing PCBs that caused arthritis and diabetes.
Five plaintiffs who lived in Anniston, Alabama, where the company made polychlorinated biphenyls until the 1970s and had been dumping chemicals into local creeks, brought individual lawsuits against Monsanto at a state court.
The five are all senior citizens who suffer from arthritis or diabetes. They are the first of around 3,000 individuals filing lawsuits, according to plaintiff attorney Frank Davis of Davis, Norris, LLC.
"This jury ... ruled that the five plaintiffs in this case failed to prove their allegations that their common illnesses were caused by exposure to PCBs many years ago from an Anniston, Alabama, plant," defense attorney Augusta Dowd said in a statement.
"The five plaintiffs are 67 to 89 years old and they have a number of well-established health factors that could explain their health condition, including obesity, diet, tobacco smoking, family history and others," Dowd said.
"There is no credible evidence that their illnesses are linked to PCB exposure from the plant in Anniston, where PCBs have not been manufactured for more than 30 years," the statement said.
Pharmacia, a unit of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N), is the named defendent in the case, but Monsanto has an obligation to defend the case, Dowd said.
It was not possible to obtain immediate comment from the plaintiffs.
Much of the 2-week case revolved around whether or not the PCBs actually caused diabetes and arthritis or whether they were merely associated with it.
Monsanto manufactured PCBs, classified as probable human carcinogens by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, at the plant for about 40 years. They were commonly used as lubricants and coolants for electrical equipment.
The U.S. government banned most uses for PCBs in 1979. | | | | gchq | | Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 2:05 pm Post subject: |
| | Cowbollox wrote: | | Oakhurst retained the right to put its Farmers' Pledge on its milk label but added a disclaimer: "FDA states: No significant difference in milk from cows treated with artificial growth hormone." |
I suppose it depends how you define 'significant!' Clearly the rest of the world takes a different definition to the revolving doors at the FDA, as they have banned it!
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http://www.petitiononline.com/BWCF/petition.html | | | | gchq | | | | Cowboy | | Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject: |
| Roundup is great stuff.
I need a new bottle.
Thanks for the reminder... | | | | gchq | | | | Cowboy | | Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 10:45 pm Post subject: |
| | Yes I have. | | | | gchq | | Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 3:32 pm Post subject: Court denies Monsanto injunction on German ban |
| Court denies Monsanto injunction on German ban
Associated Press (Forbes)
28 May 2009
A German court on Thursday rejected a bid by Monsanto Co. to have a government ban of its genetically engineered MON810 corn suspended.
Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner banned the sale and planting of the corn last month, citing studies that she said show it poses a danger to the environment.
St. Louis, Mo.-based Monsanto ( MON ) sought to have the ban suspended pending the outcome of a lawsuit seeking its permanent reversal. That lawsuit is still pending.
A court in Braunschweig rejected its petition for a suspension on May 4, and that decision was upheld Thursday by a higher state administrative court in the northern town of Lueneburg.
The court found that there was no evidence German authorities had overstepped their powers.
The genetically engineered seeds produce a toxin to ward off insects. Monsanto says that genetic trait reduces the need for chemical pesticides, but opponents fear the seeds will spread and alter the natural surroundings.
Although the European Union has authorized the corn, Aigner said when she announced her decision that EU members Austria, Hungary, France, Greece and Luxembourg have imposed similar bans.
Copyright 2009 Associated Press.
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