Toxin from GM crops found in human blood: Study
Cry1Ab toxin was detected in 93 per cent and 80 per cent of maternal and fetal blood samples, respectively and in 69 per cent of tested blood samples from non-pregnant women. Earlier studies had found trace amounts of the Cry1Ab toxin in gastrointestinal contents of livestock fed on GM corn.
This gave rise to fears that the toxins may not be effectively eliminated in humans and there may be a high risk of exposure through consumption of contaminated meat.
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GMOs Linked to Organ Disruption in 19 Studies
Short studies could easily miss many serious effects of GMOs.
It is well established that some pesticides and drugs, for example, can create effects that are passed on through generations, only showing up decades later.
In the case of the drug DES (diethylstilbestrol), "induced female genital cancers among other problems in the second generation."
The authors urge regulators to require long-term multi-generational studies, to "provide evidence of carcinogenic, developmental, hormonal, neural, and reproductive potential dysfunctions, as it does for pesticides or drugs."
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