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Argentinas population is being sickened by massive spraying of herbicides on its genetically engineered soya fields. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, is blamed for the dramatic increase in devastating birth defects as well as cancer. Sterility and miscarriages are also increasing A 2012 nutritional analysis of GMO versus nonGMO corn shows shocking differences in nutritional content. Non-GMO corn contains 437 times more calcium, 56 times more magnesium, and 7 times more manganese than GMO corn GMO corn was also found to contain 13 ppm of glyphosate, compared to zero in non-GMO corn. The EPA standard for glyphosate in American water supplies is 0.7 ppm, and organ damage in animals has occurred at levels as low as 0.1 ppm GMO corn contains extremely high levels of formaldehydeabout 200 times the amount found toxic to animals Unfortunately, President Obama recently signed into law a spending bill that included a devastating provision that puts Monsanto above the law. The provision limits the ability of judges to stop Monsanto and/or farmers from growing or harvesting genetically engineered crops, even if courts find evidence of potential health risks
By Dr. Mercola Roundup Ready soy is now being cultivated on a massive scale across the globe, along with the exponentially increasing use of the herbicide Roundup. Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" soy beans are genetically modified to survive otherwise lethal doses of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the company's herbicide Roundup. It's a win-win for Monsanto. But it's a loss for just about everyone else. Not to mention a health hazard for the environment, and the animals and humans that eat these crops.
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Ellis also met with Dr. Medardo Vasquez, the neonatal specialist who heads up the Childrens Hospital in Cordoba. Dr. Vasquez tells him: I see new-born infants, many of whom are malformed. I have to tell parents that their children are dying because of these agricultural methods. In some areas in Argentina the primary cause of death for children less than one year old is malformations.
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Ellis is also shown a chart of two steeply climbing graphs, rising in tandem with each other one representing the increase in soya plantations over the last 15 years; the other the rise in birth defects across the province during that same time. In the village of Malvinas Argentinas, which is surrounded by soy plantations, the rate of miscarriage is 100 times the national average, courtesy of glyphosate. Aside from chemical spraying, silos containing genetically engineered crops is another contributing factor. The chemically treated crop produces contaminated dust, which is then ventilated outdoors without filtration, where it is carried with the winds and breathed by the local residents.
Despite all the evidence to the contrary, Monsanto still maintains its innocence. In a written statement to Ellis, the company said: Roundup brand agricultural herbicides have a long history of safe use when used according to label directions in more than 100 countries around the world. Comprehensive toxicological studies have demonstrated that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup branded agricultural herbicides, does not cause birth defects or reproductive problems.
accused of failing to give the amendment that inserted the language a proper hearing, Salon writes. In this hidden backroom deal, Sen. Mikulski turned her back on consumer, environmental and farmer protection in favor of corporate welfare for biotech companies such as Monsanto, Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety, said in a statement. This abuse of power is not the kind of leadership the public has come to expect from Sen. Mikulski or the Democrat Majority in the Senate. Not surprisingly, Monsantos fingerprints are all over this. One of the riders biggest supporters, Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) allegedly worked with Monsanto to craft the language in the bill. Blunt recently told Politico:5 What it says is if you plant a crop that is legal to plant when you plant it, you get to harvest it. But it is only a one-year protection in that bill. While that may lull some back into apathy, you should be aware that a mere one-year protection can equate to millions of dollars worth of profit for Monsanto and other biotech companies. And thats not even addressing the more disturbing aspect of it, which is the suspension of constitutional principles in favor of corporate benefit. Its completely outrageous, and there is no excuse good enough. It also sets a dangerous precedent that will undoubtedly be misused and abused to the fullest down the line. In the video above, Jon Stewart of The Daily Show addresses, in his usual fashion, the reported "fact" that most Congressmen were completely unaware of the provision included in the bill they passed--this despite the fact that Senator Jon Tester brought it up on the Senate floor, calling the provisions "giveaways" that have no place in this bill...