I've been totally against GMO/RR food from the get go and hopefully this right here may be the death of Monsanto. It has long been thought that GMO/RR crops are the primary cause of Colony Collapse in Honey Bees.
Researcher: Roundup or Roundup-Ready Crops May Be Causing Animal Miscarriages and Infertility
One of the nation’s senior scientists alerted the federal government to a newly discovered organism that may have the potential to cause infertility and spontaneous abortion in farm animals, raising significant concerns about human health...
http://farmandranchfreedom.org/gmo-miscarriages
OMG! This is scary!
Wow, that's really disturbing, Mme X. My father is a member of a local community fishing pond, where they pour industrial strength round up in the water each spring to kill moss and algae. (And they handle this poison without gloves) This can't be safe!
what worries me too is are the GE (genetically engineered) crops they are pushing into production - thanks again Monsanto - currently Alfalfa just got approved...there is NO watchdog for what GE seeds will do to the food chain down the line - no long term testing has been done...it's pretty scary how obtuse the govt is about GE seeds and how they affect the entire food chain...
Here's a good link if you wish to read more about the subject:
http://food.change.org/
Just follow the money .. what really burns my butt is that farmers who do not grow monsanto's seed will accidentally via the wind have their crops pollinated by monsanto crops and then the poor farmer has to pay monsanto a royalty for any seeds collected that have their patented genes .. that is so very, VERY wrong.
I've been to the foodchange site and signed their petition.
sweet! thanks for doing that!
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