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Continued from page 70 - Tanzania Told to Sever Link withMonsantoside of 'modernity' and 'science', denouncing the lack of'scientific evidence' among their opponents.Such defence of GMO is not surprising. The ConsultativeGroup on International Agricultural Research providesUSD $25 million annually to biotechnology researchglobally. At the same time bilateral aid agencies -especially from the United States - provide 60 per cent ofresearch funding for biotechnology.Private philanthropic foundations are also involved infunding the research. They include the Howard BuffetFoundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation andthe Rockefeller Foundation. Multinational biotechnologycompanies, including Monsanto and Syngenta, also chipin.In so doing they try to stymie the debate that is going onglobally. However, they only succeed in extending thebattle against GMO to Africa, where farmers are puttingup a strong resistance to so-called modernity.http://allafrica.com/stories/201306280948.html☻☻☻☻☻Another win for Monsanto:US raises allowable Levels ofCompany’s Pesticide inCropsJuly 23, 2013Biotech giant Monsanto has been awarded yet anothervictory by the federal government thanks to a recentEnvironmental Protection Agency decision to allowlarger traces of the herbicide glyphosate in farm-grownfoods.Despite a number of studies linking exposure to thechemical with diseases including types of cancer, theEPA is increasing the amount of glyphosate allowed inoilseed and food crops.The EPA announced their plans on May 1 and allowedcritics two months to weigh in and object to the ruling.Following little opposition, though, the EPA is on path tosoon approve of levels of glyphosate being found in cropsseveral times over the current concentration.Glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical developed byMonsanto in 1970, is the key ingredient in the company’s“Roundup” label of herbicides. In the decades since,Monsanto has created and patented a number ofgenetically-modified organisms and genetically-engi-neered crops resisted to glyphosate that are soldworldwide under the company’s “Roundup Ready”brand. Those GMO products are then planted in fieldswhere glyphosate, namely Roundup, is used en masse toeliminate weeds from taking over harvest. With scientistslinking that chemical to cancerous diseases, though,critics decry the EPA decision and caution it could domore harm than good.Through the EPA’s new standards, the amount ofallowable glyphosate in oilseed crops such as flax,soybeans and canola will be increased from 20 parts permillion (ppm) to 40 ppm, which GM Watchacknowledged is over 100,000 times the amount neededto induce breast cancer cells. Additionally, the EPA isincreasing limits on allowable glyphosate in food cropsfrom 200 ppm to 6,000 ppm.Just last month, The Cornucopia Institute concluded astudy by finding glyphosate “exerted proliferative effectsin human hormone-dependent breast cancer.” A similarstudy released in April concluded that “glyphosateenhances the damaging effects of other food bornechemical residues and environmental toxins.”“Negative impact on the body is insidious and manifestsslowly over time as inflammation damages cellularsystems throughout the body,” independent scientistAnthony Samsel and MIT’s Stephanie Seneff concludedin the April study. “Consequences are most of thediseases and conditions associated with a Western diet,which include gastrointestinal disorders, obesity,diabetes, heart disease, depression, autism, infertility,cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.”Dr. Don M. Huber, emeritus professor of plant pathologyat Purdue University, found in yet another examinationthat “Glyphosate draws out the vital nutrients of livingthings,” in turn removing most nutritional value fromGMO foods.A press release issued by the group Beyond Pesticidescriticized the decision as well. “Given that alternativemethods of growing food and managing weeds areavailable, like those that exist in organic agriculture, it isunreasonable for EPA to increase human exposures toRoundup,” they wrote.In the past, Monsanto has long-defended their use of thechemical. “We are very confident in the long track recordthat glyphosate has,” Jerry Stainer, Monsanto’s executivevice president of sustainability, stated previously. “It hasbeen very, very extensively studied.”http://rt.com/usa/monsanto-glyphosate-roundup-epa-483/☻☻☻☻☻74-- Traditional African Clinic July 2013
African Traditional Herbal Research ClinicVolume 8, Issue 6 NEWSLETTER July 2013FEATURED ARTICLESIs Genetically Modified Food Making Us Fat?By Lisa Collier CoolMay 29, 2013A weed killer sprayed on 80 percent of geneticallymodified foods—including corn, soybeans, sugarbeets, and cottonseed—could be linked to obesity,digestive diseases, and other chronic disordersincluding diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and even cancer,according to a new Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) paper published in the journalEntropy.Without genetic modification, herbicides woulddamage crops, making them susceptible to incectsand disease. To solve this issue, genes within theseeds of various produce have been tweaked to betolerant of the herbicide, thus protecting them fromthe mouths of hungry bugs. The downside,according to the study, is that the herbicides used toprotect the plants are harmful to humans.The peer-reviewed paper reports that residues ofglyphosate—the active ingredient in the world’smost widely used herbicide, Roundup—areubiquitous in the main foods of the Western diet.Glyphosate is the most common agriculturalchemical in the US, with 185 million tons sprayedon American crops in 2007—more than double thetotal for 2001, the EPA reports.'Damages Cellular Tissue' in the Body“Glyphosate in our food is making us fat and sick,”says Stephanie Seneff, Ph.D., coauthor of the paperand senior research scientist at MIT. “It’s thenumber one cause of obesity in this country andrates of obesity have shot up in tandem withincreasingly heavy use of this herbicide.”What’s more, “glyphosate ... may in fact be the mostbiologically disruptive chemical in ourenvironment,” the paper states. “Negative impact onthe body is insidious and manifests slowly over timeas inflammation damages cellular systemsthroughout the body.”However, the EPA, which set a new rule in Aprillimiting the amount of Roundup residue allowed invarious foods—from cereal grains to carrots, oil seeds,sugar cane, beef byproducts used for hot dogs andschool lunches, and potatoes, among many others—contends that, “there is reasonable certainty that noharm will result to the general population . . . or childrenfrom aggregate exposure to glyphosate residues.”Monsanto, manufacturer of Roundup, has longmaintained that Roundup and GM food are safe. Whenasked about the MIT paper, Jerry Steiner, Monsanto’sexecutive VP of sustainability told Reuters that, “We arevery confident in the long track record that glyphosatehas. It has been very, very extensively studied.”So who’s right? Here’s a closer look at the paper andother new research exploring the health effects ofgenetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food.Is Roundup really dangerous?The agricultural industry has argued that althoughRoundup is designed to kill plants, it’s relativelynontoxic to people, because glyphosate acts on abiological pathway that’s not found in humans oranimals.Furthermore, the amounts found in food are very small,with the EPA setting limits ranging from 0.2 parts permillion (ppm) for avocados to 30 ppm for cereal grainsand 85 ppm for safflower seeds. Feed for farm animalscan contain up to 400 ppm.Based on a wide-ranging review of published research,including animal studies, the paper argues that amountsas low as 0.1 ppm can affect both our health andweight, says co-author Anthony Samsel, a retiredscience consultant from Arthur D. Little. “Even tinyamounts set off a cascade of harmful effects and alsomagnify the toxic effects of other chemicals in our foodand environment.”Continued on page 7675-- Traditional African Clinic July 2013
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