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Keep up to date with the latest news on the issue of genetically modified (GM) food and crops and find out about the deceptive PR campaigns being used to promote GM worldwide.
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Information Leaflets about GM
10 Reasons Why
With the cost of food skyrocketing GM foods are once again being promoted as the way to feed the world. But far from needing more GM foods, there are urgent reasons why we need to ban them altogether. Here are 10 reasons why. Find out more. The Key Scientific Evidence This paper presents the key scientific evidence from over 100 different studies on the risks of GM crops. Find out more.
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Research, Briefings, Reports, Books
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Myth Busting - behind the hype
Do GM crops match the hype?
- The GM industry has not marketed a single GM crop with enhanced nutrition, drought-tolerance, salt-tolerance or any of the other "beneficial" traits long-promised by the industry.
- Disease-tolerant GM crops are practically non-existent.
- There are no commercially available GM crops designed for biofuels.
- None of the GM crops on the market are modified for increased yield potential.
- Some studies show GM crops actually reduce yield.
Despite this reality, there's a mania for GM crops in some circles.
This uncritical enthusiasm is fostered by sophisticated and well-funded public relations and by a desire for silver bullet solutions to complex problems.
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