Guest guest Posted November 3, 2003 Report Share Posted November 3, 2003 http://www.SeedsofDeception.com Excerpt from " Seeds of Deception " by Jeffrey M. Smith The Wisdom of Animals Mice avoid eating GM foods when they have the chance, as do rats, cows, pigs, geese, elk, squirrels, and others. What do these animals know that we don't? At the end of most chapters is a one-page story describing how farmers, students, and scientists discovered that animals refuse to eat the same GM foods that we consume everyday. Excerpt The Washington Post reported that laboratory mice, usually happy to munch on tomatoes, turned their noses up at the genetically modified FlavrSavr tomato. Scientist Roger Salquist said of his tomato, " I gotta tell you, you can be Chef Boyardee and mice are still not going to like them. " The mice were eventually force fed the tomato through gastric tubes and stomach washes. Several developed stomach lesions; seven of forty died within two weeks. The tomato was approved without further tests. Chapter 6: Rolling the Dice With Allergies An infant girl in England broke out in cold sores from drinking soymilk, but was tested as " not allergic " to normal soy. Was she allergic to something in GM soy instead? Perhaps it was the increased amount of the allergen-trypsin inhibitor-found in Monsanto's Roundup Ready soybeans? Could this also explain why soy allergies in the UK jumped by 50 percent after Roundup Ready soy was introduced? It's difficult to say, because although scientists have confirmed that deadly allergies can be transferred into foods via genetic engineering, there are no robust allergy tests done on GM foods. This was brought to the public's attention only after StarLink had been blamed for severe, potentially fatal allergic reactions. It took the FDA nearly a year to develop a test to see if StarLink was allergenic. The test was so poorly designed and unreliable, even the EPA rejected the results. New evidence suggests that other varieties of GM corn might also be allergenic. At a business lunch with co-workers, 35-year-old Grace Booth dined on three chicken enchiladas, which she later recalled were very good. Within about fifteen minutes, however, something went wrong. She felt hot, itchy. Her lips swelled; she lost her voice and developed severe diarrhea. " I felt my chest getting tight, it was hard to breathe, " recalled Booth. " She didn't know but she was going into shock, " reported CBS news. " I thought, oh my God, what is happening to me? I felt like I was going to die. " Her co-workers called an ambulance. Booth didn't know what had caused her nearly deadly allergic reaction. But this was September 2000 and within a few days she heard the news. A genetically modified corn product called StarLink, a potential allergen not approved for human consumption, was discovered in tacos, tortillas, and other corn products. More than 300 items were eventually recalled from the grocery store shelves in what was to become one of the world's biggest GM food debacles. Chapter 1: A Lesson From Overseas When eminent scientist Arpad Pusztai went public about his accidental discovery that genetically modified (GM) potatoes severely damage the immune system and organs of rats, he was suspended from the prestigious Scottish research institute where he had worked for thirty-five years. He was silenced with threats of a lawsuit while the Institute denied or distorted his findings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2003 Report Share Posted November 3, 2003 Hi Fraggle That is very interesting. I wonder why we don't have the same instincts. Jo http://www.SeedsofDeception.comExcerpt from "Seeds of Deception" by Jeffrey M. SmithThe Wisdom of AnimalsMice avoid eating GM foods when they have the chance, as do rats, cows, pigs, geese, elk, squirrels, and others. What do these animals know that we don't? At the end of most chapters is a one-page story describing how farmers, students, and scientists discovered that animals refuse to eat the same GM foods that we consume everyday. ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release 22/10/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2003 Report Share Posted November 4, 2003 Is it something to do with how humans have warpd their own natural sense of taste through over-use of sugar and fast/processed foods laden with salt and additives and things? That would be my guess. I never see mice in my local Safeway buying cans of beans, they're always in the organic veg section. Heartwork [Heartwork]03 November 2003 18:26 Subject: Re: seeds of deception Hi Fraggle That is very interesting. I wonder why we don't have the same instincts. Jo http://www.SeedsofDeception.comExcerpt from "Seeds of Deception" by Jeffrey M. SmithThe Wisdom of AnimalsMice avoid eating GM foods when they have the chance, as do rats, cows, pigs, geese, elk, squirrels, and others. What do these animals know that we don't? At the end of most chapters is a one-page story describing how farmers, students, and scientists discovered that animals refuse to eat the same GM foods that we consume everyday. ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release 22/10/03To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Hi Nikki I guess you're right. I just find it strange that on some things we have intuition, but in a matter of life and death - where has it gone? Jo - nikki_mackovitch Wednesday, November 05, 2003 1:13 PM Re: seeds of deception Hi JoWe probably do ar at least did at one time. Unfortunately society has breed into us what is "right" and "wrong" for so long that the "normal" just seems right.P & L,nikki , "Heartwork" <Heartwork@o...> wrote:> Hi Fraggle> > That is very interesting. I wonder why we don't have the same instincts.> > Jo> > http://www.SeedsofDeception.com> Excerpt from "Seeds of Deception" > by Jeffrey M. Smith> > The Wisdom of Animals> > Mice avoid eating GM foods when they have the chance, as do rats, cows, pigs, geese, elk, squirrels, and others. What do these animals know that we don't? At the end of most chapters is a one-page story describing how farmers, students, and scientists discovered that animals refuse to eat the same GM foods that we consume everyday.> > > ---> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).> Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release 22/10/03 To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Hi Jo I agree. Seems the things we worry and concentrate on now-a-days has to do with toys, money and how much can I get. Rather than family, values, respect and life itself. nikki , " Heartwork " <Heartwork@o...> wrote: > Hi Nikki > > I guess you're right. I just find it strange that on some things we have intuition, but in a matter of life and death - where has it gone? > > Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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