Where is the safety testing of GM soya?

Below is the 'evidence' presented by scientists when asked to show studies which 'prove' the safety of GM soya.

Two problems are immediately apparent :

1. Not one of these studies proves the safety of GM soya

2. Every study is either carried out by Monsanto, by teams containing Monsanto staff, or by an organisation funded by Monsanto.

So, the eternal question remains... Where is the independent safety testing which proves the safety of the GM soya currently being sold worldwide today?

Answer : There is NONE

Assessment of the allergenic potential of foods derived from genetically engineered plants: glyphosate tolerant soybean as a case study.

Fuchs, R. L.; Eisenbrand, G. [EDITOR]; Aulepp, H. [EDITOR]; Dayan, A. D. [EDITOR]; Elias, P. S. [EDITOR]; Grinow, W. [EDITOR]; Ring, J. [EDITOR]; Schlatter, J. [EDITOR]. Ceregen (Monsanto Co.), 700 Chesterfield Parkway North, St. Louis, MO 63198, USA.

R.L. Fuchs
Dr Roy L. Fuchs
Monsanto Co., St. Louis, MO, 63198, USA

Meeting info.: Food allergies and intolerances: symposium. Food allergies and intolerances: symposium (1996 ) pp. 212-221. 38 ref
Publisher: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Weinheim. ISBN: 3-527-27409-X.

Biotechnology and the soybean.

Rogers, Stephen G.

Monsanto, Brussels, Belgium.

Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 68(6, Suppl.), 1330S-1332S 1998

Characterization of phospholipids from glyphosate-tolerant soybeans.

List, G. R.; Orthoefer, F.; Taylor, N.; Nelsen, T.; Abidi, S. L. (Food Quality and Safety Research, NCAUR, USDA, ARS, Peoria, IL, 61604, USA). J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 76(1), 57-60 1999.

Frank T. Orthoefer, Monsanto/Ceregen, USA

Paper no. J8895 in JAOCS 76, 57­60 (January 1999).

The Composition of Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybean Seeds Is Equivalent to That of Conventional Soybeans.

Stephen R. Padgette, Nancy Biest Taylor, Debbie L. Nida, Michele R. Bailey, John MacDonald, Larry R. Holden and Roy L. Fuchs

Monsanto Company , St. Louis, MO, 63198, USA

The Journal of Nutrition, April 1996, Volume 126, Number 4

Compositional Analysis of Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybeans Treated with Glyphosate.

Taylor, Nancy B.; Fuchs, Roy L.; MacDonald, John; Shariff, Ahmed R.; Padgette, Stephen R.

Monsanto Company , St. Louis, MO, 63198, USA

J. Agric. Food Chem., 47(10), 4469-4473 1999.

The Expressed Protein in Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybean, 5-Enolypyruvylshikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase from Agrobacterium sp. Strain CP4, Is Rapidly Digested In Vitro and Is Not Toxic to Acutely Gavaged Mice.

Leslie A. Harrison, Michele R. Bailey, Mark W. Naylor, Joel E. Ream, Bruce G. Hammond, Debbie L. Nida, Barry L. Burnette, Thomas E. Nickson, Timothy A. Mitsky, Mary L. Taylor, Roy L. Fuchs and Stephen R. Padgette

Monsanto Company , St. Louis, MO, 63198, USA

The Journal of Nutrition, April 1996, Volume 126, Number 4

The Feeding Value of Soybeans Fed to Rats, Chickens, Catfish and Dairy Cattle Is Not Altered by Genetic Incorporation of Glyphosate Tolerance.

Bruce G. Hammond, John L. Vicini, Gary F. Hartnell, Mark W. Naylor, Christopher D. Knight, Edwin H. Robinson, Roy L. Fuchs and Stephen R. Padgette

Monsanto Company , St. Louis, MO, 63198, USA

The Journal of Nutrition, April 1996, Volume 126, Number 4

Herbicide tolerant soybeans: Why growers are adopting Roundup Ready varieties.

Carpenter, J., Gianessi, L.
AgBioForum 2(2), Spring, 1999

Leonard Gianessi
Research Associate
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy
1616 P Street, NW Washington, DC 20036

Janet Carpenter
Research Associate
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy
1616 P Street, NW Washington, DC 20036

NCFAP is funded by Monsanto

Safety evaluation of glyphosate-tolerant soybeans

Fuchs, R. L.; Re, D. B.; Rogers, S. G.; Hammond, B. G.; Padgette, S. R..

The Agricultural Group, Monsanto Company , St. Louis, MO 63198, USA.
 

"Assurances of safety [of GMOs] based on an absence of documented human
health problems are not going to convince that many people. The general
public understands how hard it is for medical epidemiologists to trace the
causes of ill health. They know the causes of some of our major diseases are
still not known with any certainty and most are convinced that diet affects
health in extraordinarily complex ways." Dr Charles Benbrook, Formulations
Forum 2000 September 6, 2000 Orlando, FL, USA.

Genetically Modified Food - UK and World News

"The fact is, it is virtually impossible to even conceive of a testing procedure to assess the health effects of genetically engineered foods when introduced into the food chain, nor is there any valid nutritional or public interest reason for their introduction."

Richard Lacey: Professor of Food Safety, Leeds University

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