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Old 10-28-2008, 05:46 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: genetically modified bananas are here

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a lot of australian consumers will not buy Gm - - the government in league with monsanto - is determined to take the choice away from consumers by refusing to mandate that GM products be labelled GM

so consumers just avoid foods that may have GM products in them.

the biggest test will come in the next two months when Austrlias first GM food crop is put onto the market - again monsanto has paid enough dollars to ensure that the GM canola isn't segregated from the normal canola seed. So will Australian consumers stop buying cnola products?

I'd like to hope so.

GM is fine if the consumer has a choice

Reports on one Australias government TV stations have shown that GM produce causes temporary sterility in cows and pigs. Once the animals are removed from GM produce they return to a normal level of fertility.

Monsanto and other GM manufacturers have refused to allow any independent testing of their products - because independent testing goes against their licence agreement. Even your FDA can not conduct independent safety tests on Monsantos GM corn, soya, canola etc etc etc

Until the independent tests are carried out on the safety of GM produce all GM produce should be segregated and labelled.


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a couple of years ago a major chicken breeder tried to import GM corn - the outcry from consumers was massive. The poultry producer had to dump (or so they said) tonnes of GM corn and buy Austrlian corn - because it is GM free.

Kentucky Fried Chicken in Australia even came out and said it is against GM feed for its chickens and won't buy chickens that have been fed GM produce
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