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We live in a genetic modified world. The majority of processed foods contain derivatives from genetically modified crops.

If you weren’t afraid of the dark, you will be. The world community is in the dark about long term consequences of genetically engineered plants.

Fear Factor 

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) is an artificially inserted foreign “gene” that was developed in the laboratory and then injected into the DNA of a plant. The reason is to make them tolerant to their brand of herbicide. Now the plants can survive a deadly dose of pesticides. The question is can you also survive. These plants now have a much higher residue of toxic herbicides.

The vast majority of processed foods contain derivatives from the four major GM crops: soy, corn, cottonseed and canola. Currently Commercialized GM Crops grown in the U.S. are Soy, Cotton, Canola, Corn, and papaya.

This is the food that is being fed to the livestock, and it is almost all packaged food. Another feature of GMO’s is that a gene from the soil bacterium is inserted into corn and cotton’s DNA. There it secretes the insect pesticide Bt-toxin in every cell. About 19% and counting Genetically Modified crops produce their own pesticide. I am thinking toxic overload.

According to Responsible Technology, Animals fed on GMO in labs and farms around the world, have exhibited symptoms related to the growing list of diseases in the U.S. population. Various feeding studies in animals have resulted in potentially pre-cancerous cell growth, damaged immune systems, smaller brains, livers and testicles, partial atrophy, odd shaped cell nuclei and other unexplained anomalies besides false pregnancies and higher death rates.

EU Parliament wants labeling of meats raised on GM Feed March 29, 2009 – In the session of the European Parliament, MEP voted on the report by Euro-MP Kartika Liotard on Novel Foods. And for the first time the parliament supported a call for the labeling of products from animals fed with GMO. The biotech industry knows that consumers will not buy products labeled as derived from GM animal feed. And GM animal feed is the biotech industry’s lifeline. Stop GM animal feed and we stop the GM industry in its tracks.                                          

Reassuring

At this time, the FDA does not regulate or test GMO products and there’s NO labeling to tell U.S. consumers that they’re eating GM foods.

These GMO seeds have patents because of the product being thought of as unique. These same companies or company that applied for patents have stated that there is no reason to test the products. They claim the genetically modified plant is substantially equivalent to the natural one.

That is like having your cake and eating it. It will eventually dawn on everyone that this is a battle for the Earth’s resources. This is a power grab redefined, the conquering and taking siege of the land. History is not a mystery there are the conquerors and the conquered.

Anyone wanting to research the effects of GMO and these crops has to license the rights from the company that’s holding the patent on the seeds. With the blow of the wind, cross-pollination of GMO crops from neighboring acres can insert itself into a natural crop. The farmer on that land can be sued for having a GM crop that’s not licensed. The farmer now has contaminated natural crops and has no recourse. These companies can sue him for not paying for the seeds. There are cases going on that have these companies looking for compensation from land owners who have had this happen.

Ka-Ching

I would think we are dealing with grand theft. Genetically engineered foods have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves over the past decade with corn and canola in an estimated 60 percent of all processed foods.

This is twisted logic that is producing tomorrow’s world. These companies are not just breaking the rules, they are making the rules.

These aren’t alien forces that are claiming the Earth’s natural resources. There may be no going back as these seeds pollinate the land and bankroll an industry.