Post by iqof37 on Feb 6, 2012 15:28:14 GMT -5
Just thought I might inform a few of you that care about what you eat that soy is not good for you unless it is 100% organic.
Since 1996 the majority of the worlds soy crops have been several strains of soy called "Round-Up Ready" genetically created by Monsanto. When Round-Up poison is sprayed on crops it is absorbed into the plant and held there. You get the privelage of removing the poison with your liver and kidneys. Soy, especially Hydrogenated soy can be found in almost everything that comes in a box or jar. It is even included in some oils like coconut oil.
In Brazil and Argentina, where much soy is grown as well as Round-Up Ready corn, canola, sugar beets and cotton they have had a steady increase of birth defects in children.
Here is some info from a study:
Research published in August 2010 showed that the best-selling herbicide Roundup causes malformations in frog and chicken embryos at doses much lower than those used in agricultural spraying. The malformations found were mostly of the craniofacial and neural crest type, which affect the skull, face, midline, and developing brain and spinal cord.
The research team was led by Professor Andrés Carrasco, lead researcher of the Argentine government research body CONICET. Carrasco was prompted to carry out the study by reports of high rates of birth defects in areas of Argentina dedicated to growing genetically modified Roundup Ready (GM RR) soy. The birth defects seen in humans were of a similar type to those found in Carrasco’s study.
GM RR soy is designed to be sprayed with Roundup herbicide, based on the chemical glyphosate. The Roundup Ready gene allows the crop to be sprayed with Roundup herbicide, which kills weeds but allows the crop to survive.
It is also important to note that GM RR soy and other crops are tolerant rather than resistant to Roundup and glyphosate: that is, they absorb the herbicide and survive. As a result, GM RR crops are a reservoir of potentially high levels of glyphosate, which will then be ingested by animals or people who eat the crops.
The spread of GM RR varieties has led to massive increases in the amount of glyphosate sprayed in soy-producing areas. In Brazil, nearly 90,000 tons of glyphosate-based pesticides in 71 different commercial formulations were sold in 2009. In Argentina, over half the cultivated land is given over to GM soy, which is sprayed with 200 million litres of glyphosate herbicide each year. Spraying is often carried out from the air, causing major problems of drift.
Carrasco said, “From the ecotoxicological point of view, what is happening in Argentina is a massive experiment.” It is a cautionary tale of what could happen in any country that adopts glyphosate-tolerant GM crops on a large scale.
Why should Europeans worry?
The maximum residue limit (MRL) allowed for glyphosate in food and feed products in the EU is 20 mg/kg. Soybeans have been found to contain glyphosate residues at levels up to 17mg/kg. Carrasco found malformations in frog and chicken embryos injected with 2.03 mg/kg glyphosate – ten times lower than the MRL. While an injected dose is not the same as eating food containing glyphosate residues, no attempt has been made to properly investigate how much glyphosate people and animals are ingesting. Each year, the EU imports around 35 million tons of soy and derivatives, most of which is used for animal feed and biofuels. A loophole in the EU’s GM labelling laws allows meat, dairy and eggs produced with GM animal feed to be sold without a GM label. So the GM soy, and residues of the glyphosate with which it is treated, go into the food chain through animal feed and remain hidden from European consumers.
Europeans are also exposed to Roundup in the form of sprays. In Europe, marketing claims that Roundup is safe and readily biodegradable have helped expand its use beyond farmers’ fields. Municipal authorities use it for weed control on roadsides and in school grounds, parks, and other public areas. Home gardeners can easily buy it in supermarkets and garden centres.
Given the widespread use of the herbicide and industry plans to introduce glyphosate-tolerant GM crops into Europe, the safety questions over Roundup must be answered objectively and in accordance with the most up-to-date scientific knowledge. However, an opposite process appears to be in train: industry and regulators are minimising concerns in what seems to be an effort to keep the pesticide on the market.[/i][/b][/size][/color][/font]
And by the way: Glyphosate is the most used herbicide in the USA. Exact figures are hard to come by because the U.S. Department of Agriculture stopped updating its pesticide use database in 2008. The EPA estimates that in the US during 2007, [glow=red,2,300]the agricultural market used 180 to185 million pounds [/glow](82,000 to 84,000 tonnes) of glyphosate, the home and garden market used 5 to 8 million pounds (2,300 to 3,600 tonnes), and industry, commerce and government used 13 to 15 million pounds (5,900 to 6,800 tonnes), according to its Pesticide Industry Sales & Usage Report for 2006-2007 published in February, 2011 That's over 200 million pounds of that crap spayed right here in the good ol USA![/b]
Since 1996 the majority of the worlds soy crops have been several strains of soy called "Round-Up Ready" genetically created by Monsanto. When Round-Up poison is sprayed on crops it is absorbed into the plant and held there. You get the privelage of removing the poison with your liver and kidneys. Soy, especially Hydrogenated soy can be found in almost everything that comes in a box or jar. It is even included in some oils like coconut oil.
In Brazil and Argentina, where much soy is grown as well as Round-Up Ready corn, canola, sugar beets and cotton they have had a steady increase of birth defects in children.
Here is some info from a study:
Research published in August 2010 showed that the best-selling herbicide Roundup causes malformations in frog and chicken embryos at doses much lower than those used in agricultural spraying. The malformations found were mostly of the craniofacial and neural crest type, which affect the skull, face, midline, and developing brain and spinal cord.
The research team was led by Professor Andrés Carrasco, lead researcher of the Argentine government research body CONICET. Carrasco was prompted to carry out the study by reports of high rates of birth defects in areas of Argentina dedicated to growing genetically modified Roundup Ready (GM RR) soy. The birth defects seen in humans were of a similar type to those found in Carrasco’s study.
GM RR soy is designed to be sprayed with Roundup herbicide, based on the chemical glyphosate. The Roundup Ready gene allows the crop to be sprayed with Roundup herbicide, which kills weeds but allows the crop to survive.
It is also important to note that GM RR soy and other crops are tolerant rather than resistant to Roundup and glyphosate: that is, they absorb the herbicide and survive. As a result, GM RR crops are a reservoir of potentially high levels of glyphosate, which will then be ingested by animals or people who eat the crops.
The spread of GM RR varieties has led to massive increases in the amount of glyphosate sprayed in soy-producing areas. In Brazil, nearly 90,000 tons of glyphosate-based pesticides in 71 different commercial formulations were sold in 2009. In Argentina, over half the cultivated land is given over to GM soy, which is sprayed with 200 million litres of glyphosate herbicide each year. Spraying is often carried out from the air, causing major problems of drift.
Carrasco said, “From the ecotoxicological point of view, what is happening in Argentina is a massive experiment.” It is a cautionary tale of what could happen in any country that adopts glyphosate-tolerant GM crops on a large scale.
Why should Europeans worry?
The maximum residue limit (MRL) allowed for glyphosate in food and feed products in the EU is 20 mg/kg. Soybeans have been found to contain glyphosate residues at levels up to 17mg/kg. Carrasco found malformations in frog and chicken embryos injected with 2.03 mg/kg glyphosate – ten times lower than the MRL. While an injected dose is not the same as eating food containing glyphosate residues, no attempt has been made to properly investigate how much glyphosate people and animals are ingesting. Each year, the EU imports around 35 million tons of soy and derivatives, most of which is used for animal feed and biofuels. A loophole in the EU’s GM labelling laws allows meat, dairy and eggs produced with GM animal feed to be sold without a GM label. So the GM soy, and residues of the glyphosate with which it is treated, go into the food chain through animal feed and remain hidden from European consumers.
Europeans are also exposed to Roundup in the form of sprays. In Europe, marketing claims that Roundup is safe and readily biodegradable have helped expand its use beyond farmers’ fields. Municipal authorities use it for weed control on roadsides and in school grounds, parks, and other public areas. Home gardeners can easily buy it in supermarkets and garden centres.
Given the widespread use of the herbicide and industry plans to introduce glyphosate-tolerant GM crops into Europe, the safety questions over Roundup must be answered objectively and in accordance with the most up-to-date scientific knowledge. However, an opposite process appears to be in train: industry and regulators are minimising concerns in what seems to be an effort to keep the pesticide on the market.[/i][/b][/size][/color][/font]
And by the way: Glyphosate is the most used herbicide in the USA. Exact figures are hard to come by because the U.S. Department of Agriculture stopped updating its pesticide use database in 2008. The EPA estimates that in the US during 2007, [glow=red,2,300]the agricultural market used 180 to185 million pounds [/glow](82,000 to 84,000 tonnes) of glyphosate, the home and garden market used 5 to 8 million pounds (2,300 to 3,600 tonnes), and industry, commerce and government used 13 to 15 million pounds (5,900 to 6,800 tonnes), according to its Pesticide Industry Sales & Usage Report for 2006-2007 published in February, 2011 That's over 200 million pounds of that crap spayed right here in the good ol USA![/b]
