Tag: gmo corn
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French Parliament Bans GMO Corn
France moved beyond Monsanto Tuesday, approving an law with far-reaching applicability for genetically modified (GM)corn. France’s lower house of Parliament banned GM corn in a sweeping fashion, Reuters reported. Now, no variety of GM corn can be cultivated because of its toxic threats to the soil, insects and human health. Just a month ago France prohibited the sale, use and…
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Journal Retracts GMO Study After Hiring Former Monsanto Employee
A scientific journal that published a study in 2012 linking cancer with Monsanto’s genetically modified corn has now retracted it, months after hiring a former Monsanto employee to fill a new editorial position reviewing biotechnology papers. The study, by Gilles-Eric Seralini and others, reviewed the toxicological effects of Monsanto’s NK603 and its associated Round-Up pesticide…