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Genetic Modification is usually abbreviated to GM. Whether it is necessary or useful is worth asking. Who would make money out of it is another issue. GM is enthusiastically marketed worldwide by Monsanto. GM is nasty and dangerous. It is not necessary; there is plenty of food about but the terminator gene will enable them to enslave farmers while making Monsanto seriously rich. Monsanto and other irresponsible hooligans have used and abused their positions with governments because they have the money to throw at disinformation and fraudulent research. One of their victims is Doctor Pusztai who told the truth about them.
Jeffrey Smith
Tells us about GMO. Mr. Smith tells the truth. Monsanto
doesn't like him but his money does not come from them or any source they can
block.
Seeds Of Deception
More evil, more evidence.
Arpád Pusztai
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Publishing inconvenient studies of risks of genetically modified potatoes.
A Hungarian-born UK Scientist, Pusztai was a world renowned expert on food
safety, who worked at UK's leading food safety research lab, the Rowett
institute. He evoked world wide media attention in August 1998, when he said in
British TV that he would not eat genetically engineered food because of the
insufficient scientific testing. In 1999, he published a study about potential
dangers of genetically modified potatoes in The Lancet. The potential damage to
the biotech industry from this study, and the industry’s massive campaign for
public confidence in genetically modified foods, is obvious. Shortly after, the
Rowett Institute suspended Pusztai, claimed that his study was not supported by
the evidence, and aged him. A scientific committee was asked by the Rowett
institute to review the study Pusztai referred to. It said there were important
deficiencies in the study. Pusztai then sent the research protocols to 24
independent scientists in different countries. These turned down the conclusions
of the review committee and found that his research was of good quality and
justified his conclusions.
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Going public makes a lot of sense in various cases. This is one.
Jeffrey Smith ex Wiki
Early life
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Jeffrey M. Smith (born 1956) is an American consumer advocate,[2][3] author and politician. He is the author of three books on genetically engineered foods and has appeared twice on The Dr. Oz Show.[4] Smith has worked with organic food growers to advocate against genetically modified food. Supporters identify Smith as an influential educator on the risks associated with genetically modified foods, while others point out Smith's lack of scientific background or expertise in the field and identify his viewpoints as extreme.[4] In 1998, Smith ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a candidate for the Natural Law Party.[5]
Jeffrey Smith grew up in New York City[1] before moving to Iowa where he studied business at Maharishi University of Management from 1983 to 1986.Career
Smith was a Natural Law Party member in 1996 and participated in a TM-Sidhi program yogic flying demonstration in Des Moines, Iowa.[6] In 1998 he became the party's candidate for U.S. Congress in Iowa's First District to raise awareness about GMOs.[5] Smith received less than 1% of the vote, losing to Republican Jim Leach.[7] Smith worked for several years as a marketing consultant and nonprofit marketing advisor.Consumer advocate
Smith has opposed the use of genetically modified foods since they were introduced in the 1990s.[8][9] [1] As of 2000, Smith was the spokesperson and vice president for the accredited genetically modified organism (GMO) testing company, Genetic ID.[10][11] Smith published the books Seeds of Deception in 2003[12] and Genetic Roulette in 2007.[13] In 2012 Smith produced Genetic Roulette, a documentary film narrated by Lisa Oz [14] and critical of genetically modified food.[15] Smith is the executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology and the director of the Campaign for Healthier Eating in America."[16][17][18]A variety of American organic food companies see Smith "as a champion for their interests",[1] and Smith's supporters describe him as "arguably the world's foremost expert on the topic of genetically modified foods".[19] In contrast, Michael Specter, writing in The New Yorker, reported that Smith was presented as a "scientist" on The Dr. Oz Show despite his lack of any scientific experience or relevant qualifications.[4] Bruce Chassy, a molecular biologist and food scientist, wrote to the show arguing that Smith's "only professional experience prior to taking up his crusade against biotechnology is as a ballroom-dance teacher, yogic flying instructor, and political candidate for the Maharishi cult's natural-law party."[4]
The director of the Organic Consumers Association says Smith is "respected as a public educator on GMOs" while "supporters of biotechnology" have described him as "misinformed and misleading"[1] and as "an activist with no scientific or medical background" who is known for his "near-hysterical criticism of biotech foods".[20]
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He sounds sensible in the film.
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