Specific Reply to Mark Lynas, Critic of GMO Pig Study

 
Read Dr. Judy Carman’s responses to Mark Lynas and other critics including Andrew Kniss and Monsanto: www.gmojudycarman.org/category/critics-answered

 
Prominent pro-GM activist, Mark Lynas has, as expected, attacked the study by Dr. Judy Carman and her colleagues for their recent work titled, “A long-term toxicology study on pigs fed a combined genetically modified (GM) soy and GM maize diet.” Click here to read more about the study on our website.

Mark Lynas’ original article:  www.marklynas.org/2013/06/gmo-pigs-study-more-junk-science

 
Below is Dr. Carman’s specific reply to Lynas.

 

ML:  The authors are GM activists/campaigners and their results shouldn’t be trusted.

 

Summary:   The authors are not GM activists; they are highly credentialed experts.

Detailed Answer:    Two authors are Associate Professors in Health and the Environment, School of the Environment, Flinders University in South Australia.  Another is a Senior Lecturer at Adelaide University in South Australia.  Two are veterinarians, one is a medical doctor, and two are farm experts.  The authors have over 60 years of combined experience and expertise in medicine, animal husbandry, animal nutrition, animal health, veterinary science, biochemistry, toxicology, medical research, histology, risk assessment, epidemiology and statistics.…

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New study finds GM grains harm reproductive and digestive health

 
Farmers have shared numerous studies about digestive and reproductive problems in livestock that is fed genetically engineered or modified (GM) grains. A group of Midwestern farmers collaborated with scientists from around the world to conduct a scientific study to see whether these stories were well-founded. Pigs, whose digestive tract is very similar to humans, were fed a diet of GM soy and corn for five months while a control group was fed non-GM soy and corn. This is the first independent long-term feeding trial of GM to livestock that we are aware of.

The results are deeply concerning for anyone who suffers from or has a loved one who suffers from digestive problems, food allergies, or fertility challenges.

An overview is provided below, and the full study, “A long-term toxicology study on pigs fed a combined genetically modified (GM) soy and GM maize diet,” is available online on our website.…

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Action Alert: Call Senators to Support Farm Bill Amendments

 
Updated June 5, 2013:

U.S. Senate continues debate on Farm Bill – now is the time to call your Senators to support amendments for small farmers, non-GMO agriculture, and food freedom!

The U.S. Senate is continuing to debate the Farm Bill, S.954. With over 200 amendments still on the table, the Senate plans to consider a motion to limit the remaining time for considering amendments.

There are several good amendments that have been filed, including ones to ban GMO salmon, protect small farmers from new federal regulations, and support research into non-GMO seeds. A description of the amendments is at the end of this alert.

It’s important to let your Senators know NOW that these amendments are important to you.

Can you call today? It takes just a couple of minutes, and it truly does make a difference!

Even if you called before, please call again. It’s important to let your Senators know that you’re continuing to pay attention to the Farm Bill!…

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Agribusiness Wins on Continuing Resolution – But Our Fight Continues

 
 
Agribusiness wins on the Continuing Resolution. But, with your help, we will be back for the next round!

Thank you to everyone who called your Senators, urging them to support the Tester Amendments to protect family farmers and remove the Agribusiness riders from the Continuing Resolution (CR).

Unfortunately, despite the hard work of many organizations and individuals, the Senate passed the CR with the Agribusiness riders still in it. The Senate leadership used a procedural mechanism to prevent the Tester Amendments from even being voted on.

Yesterday, the House passed the Senate’s version of the Continuing Resolution, and it will now go to the President for his signature. Since the CR must pass to prevent a government shutdown, there is no realistic chance to stop it.

Senator Tester’s Amendments would have removed policy riders that favored the large biotech companies and meatpackers.

The first amendment would have removed an anti-competitive rider designed to protect meatpackers.…

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Action Alert: Tell your Senator to vote YES on Tester Amendments!

 

Speak up for farmers, not agribusiness.

 
 
As we alerted you yesterday, Monsanto and Agribusiness companies have managed to insert two dangerous provisions into the Continuing Resolution (“CR”) that is about to be voted on by the U.S. Senate.

The first provision is the “Monsanto rider” that destroys the few protections that currently exist against the planting of new genetically engineered crops.

The second provision will allow giant Agribusiness companies to continue abusive and deceptive practices that hurt livestock and poultry farmers.

The good news is that Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) is introducing amendments to strike both of these riders!…

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Action Alert: Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto and Agribusiness Riders

 
Monsanto and Agribusiness companies have managed to insert two dangerous provisions into the Continuing Resolution (“CR”) that is about to be voted on by the U.S. Senate.

The first provision is the “Monsanto rider” we asked you to take action on last year. Although it was stripped out of the previous versions of the CR, now it’s back!

Though cloaked in “farmer-friendly” language, this “farmer assurance provision” is simply a biotech industry ploy to continue to plant genetically modified (GMO) crops even when a court of law has found they were approved illegally. …

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Action Alert: Deadline Extended to Submit Comments to FDA on GE Salmon

Thank you to everyone who has already submitted comments to the FDA about genetically engineered (GE) salmon! The outcry has been loud enough that agency has extended the deadline for public comments an additional 60 days. Now we need to increase the pressure so that the approval isn’t just delayed, but stopped!

We now have until April 26, 2013 to submit comments to the FDA asking them to stop their mad rush to put GE salmon on our plates!…

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Demand Growing for Non-GMO Corn Seed

Farmers questioning the value of GMO traits in corn.

Interest and demand for non-GMO corn seed among US farmers is growing, according to seed suppliers who say that higher yields and returns, less cost, dissatisfaction with genetically modified traits, and better animal health are driving the demand.…

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