STUDY FINDS GM CORN AND ROUNDUP CAUSE TUMORS AND ORGAN DAMAGE
The first animal feeding trial studying the life-time effects of exposure to Roundup tolerant corn, and Roundup herbicide shows that levels currently considered safe can cause tumors and multiple organ damage and lead to premature death in laboratory rats. The study was published online in the scientific journal Food and Chemical Toxicology.
Conducted at the University of Caen, France, researchers found that rats fed a diet containing a strain of Roundup tolerant GM corn, or given water containing Roundup at levels permitted in the U.S., died earlier than rats fed on a standard diet. They suffered mammary tumors and severe liver and kidney damage.
Researchers claim the study suggests that licensed GM crops should be re-evaluated and that in the future, safety studies in laboratory animals must be conducted over significantly longer periods of time that are equal to their normal life span and not just their adolescence.” (From The Organic and Non-GMO Reporter, October 2012. Learn more about the Organic and Non-GMO REporter at http://www.non-gmoreport.com/organicnongmo/aboutnewsletter.php)
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