Gmo myths and truths robinson pdf download

If you are a human and are seeing this field, please leave it blank. Helena St. We will not sell, pass on, or share your data with any other party. New information in the updated report includes: A review that is claimed by pro-GMO lobbyists to show that 1, studies show GM foods are as safe in fact shows nothing of the sort.

Instead many of the 1, studies cited show evidence of risk. The review also excludes or glosses over important scientific controversies over GMO safety issues. The level of glyphosate that had this effect was below the level allowed in drinking water in Europe and far below the level allowed in the USA. It was also below the level found in GM glyphosate-tolerant soy, which is imported into Europe for animal feed and human food. If confirmed in animal studies, this finding would overturn regulatory assumptions of safe levels of glyphosate.

Together, these online publications have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times by people all over the world. The current third printed edition was produced in response to requests for a shorter publication in book form that could be easily read, carried around, and given to others. Requests for larger numbers should be directed to the US distributor, Chelsea Green. It provides the essential evidence of harm concisely and clearly, and every point is referenced to peer-reviewed scientific research publications or other reports or documents that can be checked by the reader.

But this is wrong. There is plenty of sound empirical evidence of such harm, presented by qualified scientists in peer-reviewed literature. This book is a succinct summary and documentation of that evidence. Genetically modified crops and foods are neither safe nor necessary to feed the world, a new report by genetic engineers shows. John Fagan and Dr. Michael Antoniou and researcher Claire Robinson, was released on 19 May as a free online download by the sustainability and science policy platform Earth Open Source.

The second edition follows the publication two years ago of the first edition, which was downloaded , times just a few weeks after publication and was read online by several times that many visitors. At pages, the new edition is nearly three times the length of the original and summarizes many new studies.

Instead the evidence of risk and actual harm from GM foods and crops to health and the environment has grown in the two years since we brought out the first edition.

The report shows that there are far better ways of ensuring a safe and sustainable food supply. There is evidence that Roundup, even at the low levels permitted in food and drinking water, could lead to serious effects on health over time, such as liver and kidney toxicity. Based on this evidence, it appears that the levels of exposure currently held as safe by regulators around the world are questionable.

The GMO industry is built on myths. GM crops and foods are easy to patent and are an important tool in the global consolidation of the seed and food industry into the hands of a few big companies.

We all have to eat, so selling patented GM seed and the chemicals they are grown with is a lucrative business model. Enter your name and email in the boxes below to get valuable health news right to your inbox. The Basics. GMO Dangers. The Cover-Up. Shop Healthy. Science Guide. For Parents.