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Today's topics: * Chapter Activities! - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/efd1d66d297937df * Important Dates! - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/4f4be1ecc57435f2 * Mercury in vaccines 250 times more than EPA safety limits !! - 46 vaccine danger links. - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/94b8c07945f9618 * GM crop may produce herbicide inside intestines !! - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/65b7458389394cbf ============================================================================== TOPIC: Chapter Activities! http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/efd1d66d297937df ============================================================================== == 1 of 1 == Date: Wed, May 31 2006 6:27 pm From: "Moderator BharatUdayMission" Minutes of meeting Nashik chapter Date: 28th may'06 Time: 5 pm Venue: mahatmanagar ganapati mandir No. of members who attended: 12 List of members: 1. Aditya Gogate 2. manish deshpande 3. vasundhara khairnar 4. anshul panscholi 5. gowrish rai 6. manasi patil* 7. madhur patil* 8. neha vij* 9. mr. kashikar* 10. mr. jadhav* 11. mrs. Jadhav* 12. nupur kulkarni* ( * marked are new members) Minutes of the meeting: 1. introduction of BM to new members 2. discussion on the tree plantation project 3. discussion on various ideas that we can work on now 4. formation of committees for different projects: a. tree plantation: manish, vasundhara, anshul, gowrish, mr kashikar, nupur b. diet session committee: mr & mrs jadhav, manasi c. propagation: Aditya, madhur, neha d. career counseling committee to continue as it is. 5. the different committees met separately and will submit their independent reports on the group: assgn to manish, manasi, Aditya 6. discussion on whether we should participate in the anti- reservation protests. The answer was a unanimous YES, and we plan to have a peaceful protest march this coming Sunday 7. collection of pending contributions for the month of may -- "We have only one Passion The Rise of a Great Nation." www.bharatudaymission.org ============================================================================== TOPIC: Important Dates! http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/4f4be1ecc57435f2 ============================================================================== == 1 of 1 == Date: Wed, May 31 2006 7:10 pm From: "Moderator BharatUdayMission" Dear Brothers and Sisters, Please find list of some important dates. 1. Last date to send name of representative for constituent assembly : JUNE 5, 2006. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bharatudaymission/message/2021 mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2. Last date to send name of representatives for national meeting : JUNE 12, 2006. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bharatudaymission/message/2028 mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. Chapter Coordinators must submit a document containing experiments done in their chapters. for example : form of membership, membership fee, Propagation and fund raising Ideas, Ground work related Ideas etc...... Last Date : JUNE 20, 2006. 4. National Meeting : JUNE 24 - 25, 2006. ( JAIPUR ) -- "We have only one Passion The Rise of a Great Nation." www.bharatudaymission.org ============================================================================== TOPIC: Mercury in vaccines 250 times more than EPA safety limits !! - 46 vaccine danger links. http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/94b8c07945f9618 ============================================================================== == 1 of 1 == Date: Wed, May 31 2006 6:57 am From: Jagannath Chatterjee FROM : AUTISMconnectThe Dots. Please reveiw the following post from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and consider the following. Every thimerosal containing vaccine which was administered during the 1990's (a large number of the total mandatory vaccine protocol) contained levels of mercury which were hundreds of times more toxic than hazardous waste according to the EPA's own website. [Mercury containing vaccines have been banned in some states in the US but they very much continue in India and other third world countries, the captive market of the vaccine manufacturers who see this as a huge "safe" market as no lawsuits are filed. Vaccine damage is simply ignored in these countries. Both the governments and the press in these countries keep their eyes wide open but their mouths properly shut for reasons best known to them. Perhaps the governments do not want lawsuits, and "unnecessary" compensation payments and the press does not like to loose out on the lucrative vaccine advertisement revenue.] http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/regs.htm#hazwaste This is a federal law that applies to all states "If mercury levels in a waste exceed the Toxicity Characteristic Leach Test (TCLP) level of 0.2 mg/L for mercury, then the waste is identified as a hazardous waste based on the toxicity characteristic". Note that most vaccines administered during the 1990's to infants (all children younger than two were subject to the mandatory vaccine schedule) contained levels of thimerosal consistent with those solutions being hundreds of times more toxic than hazardous waste according to the above set-forth EPA webiste. Presently, flu vaccine contains 50 mg/l of mercury from the thimerosal preservative. The concentration of mercury in the flu vaccine (containing thimerosal) being recommended to babies and pregnant women is 250 Times more toxic than the above level the EPA considers to be hazardous waste. Yes, it certainly looks like they poisoned a generation of children, according to relevant information available from the EPA. Against the above backdrop, please consider the following articles: The first is an article by Dan Olmsted of United Press International entitled "A Big Secret". This article, which can be accessed from the url below (please copy and paste into webbrowser if the website won't open upon double clicking), points to the fact that of a rather large population of children (somewhere north of 35,000-probably greatly in excess of 100,000) all of whom were unvaccinated- Not a single child was autistic, had asthma or diabetes!!!! This was absolutely astounding, given that each of these conditions is an epidemic in our nation's children. In any event, further research into this issue eventually turned up information about the government's mandatory vaccine program, which all children must abide by in order to attend school. As we began to understand the possible damage to our nation's children which was apparently done by the mandatory vaccine policy, we were quite disturbed. Numerous parents contend that the mandated program forced them to damage their children. The following websites are a small portion of the articles we reviewed. They provide a current understanding of autism/autoimmune disease, which is epidemic in our children and the history and related issues of this apparent tremendous self-induced tragedy. Yet the mainstream media and traditional medical institutions will not deal with this issue forthrightly. They appear to be covering up this historical scandal. Perhaps you will see why below. Please review all of the articles listed below. In doing so, you may need to copy and paste the url's into the webbrowser. If they don't open upon clicking with your mouse, copy and paste the website address (url) into your webbrowser. You may find this information compelling. Please review all articles. They will give you a fine historical understanding of this issue and how it has been handled since close to the autism epidemic inception. But there is a crisis of autoimmune diseases in our children and this should also be ackowledged. After you go through the first article by Dan Olmsted, review the other pieces, many of which you may already by aware. They place the autism/ADD/asthma/allergies/learning disabilities debate in historical context. They may also provide you with information about why many of your kids appear out of control, unruly and just plain difficult to deal with. Note that these articles are not anti-vaccine and should be construed as such. Vaccine technology, when used appropriately, is life-saving technology. When abused by bureaucrats- well, you see the results. This information is an attempt to get the mandatory vaccine program, related agencies and our government officials to be more transparent about what they force on our citizens- and allow informed choice by parents. I think this information is crucial. Please review it all. Thanks. AUTISMconnectThe Dots [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember- you may need to copy and paste url into webbrowser to view article. washingtontimes.com/upi/20051204-060313-6829r.htm No autism, asthma or diabetes in unvaccinated!!!!!!! http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/vaccine-profit.html You may want to read this summary first!!!!!! http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/06/16/thimerosal/index.html?pn=1 http://www.whale.to/vaccines/krasner6.html What were they thinking??? http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_n8_v9/ai_13506863 www.hendersonvillestarnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060209/NEWS02/602090405 http://www.putchildrenfirst.org/ http://www.putchildrenfirst.org/media/ad.060406.pdf http://www.autismspeaks.org/sponsoredevents/autism_every_day.php http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr/time-for-cdc-to-come-clea_b_16550.html http://www.putchildrenfirst.org/media/home4.pdf http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_evelyn_p_060418_autism___worst_welfa.htm http://www.taap.info/epidemic.asp (use internet explorer for this site) Note explosive increase autism since 1992 http://www.universityofhealth.net/NAS/NAS%20Roster.htm use internet explorer for this site http://www.mothering.com/articles/growing_child/vaccines/wake.html Much more than just autism!!!! http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20060213-020858-7120r.htm effects on our future!!!!! http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20060321-104858-2346r.htm Allergies as well http://www.evidenceofharm.com/ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00386.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0512/S00258.htm http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20060415&filename=anal&sec_id=7&sid=1 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr/a-poisonous-move-for-kids_b_16899.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr/time-for-cdc-to-come-clea_b_16550.html http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-11-14/34581.html some flu shots 250 times more toxic than hazardous waste!!!!! http://govhealthit.com/article91816-12-23-05-Web&RSS=yes www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196751 Why would the government target to cut out an infinitesimal part ($50 million) of a $2.6 trillion budget- to study autoimmunity/disease in children? http://www.grcjr.blogspot.com tragicallly, the mainstream media doesn't deal with this issue forthrightly- Why? http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/pre1995pres/930401a.txt http://educate-yourself.org/vcd/vdnoshotsnoschoolnokids3dec0.shtml http://www.aapsonline.org/press/nrhillary.htm http://www.aapsonline.org/newsletters/jan96.htm http://sites.mercola.com/fcgi/pf/2000/nov/19/vaccine_mandate_opposition.htm http://www.townhall.com/print/print_story.php?sid=167571&loc=/opinion/columns/phyllisschlafly/2000/11/08/167571.html http://www.cnri.edu/drwilson/imva-paper-09-01-04.htm http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/August2001/NatElecVaxTrack.htm http://www.aapsonline.org/testimony/cdc02.htm http://www.aapsonline.org/testimony/shal02.htm http:/www.vaccineinfo.net/issues/tracking/nationalregistry/freecongress.shtml www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-2-27/38658.html Parents being sent into bankruptcy by their having to treat their children after mandatory vaccinations http://www.a-champ.org/documents/geier%20Early%20Downward%20Trends%20JAPS%203-1-06.pdf Shows declining neurological developmental impairment with elimination of thimerosal containing vaccines!!!!!! http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20060302-111157-7494r.htm http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/3/2/213632.shtml http://www.healthsentinel.com/org_news.php?id=082&title=Study+links+vaccines+containing+mercury+with+autism&event=org_news_print_list_item http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060321-042435-6981r Thimerosal causes dentritic damage http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/8881/abstract.html www.townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/mm20040204.shtml Shows how pediatricians can bully patients "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================== TOPIC: GM crop may produce herbicide inside intestines !! http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/65b7458389394cbf ============================================================================== == 1 of 1 == Date: Wed, May 31 2006 7:38 am From: Jagannath Chatterjee GM WATCH daily http://www.gmwatch.org --- Spilling the Beans, May 2006 Genetically Engineered Crops May Produce Herbicide Inside Our Intestines By Jeffrey M. Smith Pioneer Hi-Bred's website boasts that their genetically modified (GM) Liberty Link[1] corn survives doses of Liberty herbicide, which would normally kill corn. The reason, they say, is that the herbicide becomes "inactive in the corn plant."[2] They fail to reveal, however, that after you eat the GM corn, some inactive herbicide may become reactivated inside your gut and cause a toxic reaction. In addition, a gene that was inserted into the corn might transfer into the DNA of your gut bacteria, producing long-term effects. These are just a couple of the many potential side-effects of GM crops that critics say put the public at risk. Herbicide tolerance (HT) is one of two basic traits common to nearly all GM crops. About 71% of the crops are engineered to resist herbicide, including Liberty (glufosinate ammonium) and Roundup[3] (glyphosate). About 18% produce their own pesticide. And 11% do both. The four major GM crops are soy, corn, cotton and canola, all of which have approved Liberty- and Roundup-tolerant varieties. Herbicide tolerant (HT) crops are a particularly big money-maker for biotech companies, because when farmers buy HT seeds, they are required to purchase the companies brand of herbicide as well. In addition, HT crops dramatically increase the use of herbicide,[4] which further contributes to the companies bottom line. There are no required safety tests for HT crops in the US - if the biotech companies declare them fit for human consumption, the FDA has no further questions. But many scientists and consumers remain concerned, and the Liberty Link varieties pose unique risks. Liberty herbicide (also marketed as Basta, Ignite, Rely, Finale and Challenge) can kill a wide variety of plants. It can also kill bacteria,[5] fungi[6] and insects,[7] and has toxic effects on humans and animals.[8] The herbicide is derived from a natural antibiotic, which is produced by two strains of a soil bacterium. In order that the bacteria are not killed by the antibiotic that they themselves create, the strains also produce specialized enzymes which transform the antibiotic to a non-toxic form called NAG (N-acetyl-L-glufosinate). The specialized enzymes are called the pat protein and the bar protein, which are produced by the pat gene and the bar gene, respectively. The two genes are inserted into the DNA of GM crops, where they produce the enzymes in every cell. When the plant is sprayed, Liberty's solvents and surfactants transport glufosinate ammonium throughout the plant, where the enzymes convert it primarily into NAG. Thus, the GM plant detoxifies the herbicide and lives, while the surrounding weeds die. The problem is that the NAG, which is not naturally present in plants, remains there and accumulates with every subsequent spray. Thus, when we eat these GM crops, we consume NAG. Once the NAG is inside our digestive system, some of it may be re-transformed back into the toxic herbicide. In rats fed NAG, for example, 10% of it was converted back to glufosinate by the time it was excreted in the feces.[9] Another rat study found a 1% conversion.[10] And with goats, more than one-third of what was excreted had turned into glufosinate.[11] It is believed that gut bacteria, primarily found in the colon or rectum, are responsible for this re-toxification.[12] Although these parts of the gut do not absorb as many nutrients as other sections, rats fed NAG did show toxic effects. This indicates that the herbicide had been regenerated, was biologically active, and had been assimilated by the rats.[13] A goat study also confirmed that some of the herbicide regenerated from NAG ended up in the kidneys, liver, muscle, fat and milk.[14] More information about the impact of this conversion is presumably found in "Toxicology and Metabolism Studies" on NAG, submitted to European regulators by AgrEvo (now Bayer CropScience). These unpublished studies were part of the application seeking approval of herbicide-tolerant canola. When the UK government's Pesticide Safety Directorate attempted to provide some of this information to an independent researcher, they were blocked by the companys threats of legal action.[15] The studies remained private. Toxicity of the herbicide Glufosinate ammonium is structurally similar to a natural amino acid called glutamic acid, which can stimulate the central nervous system and, in excess levels, cause the death of nerve cells in the brain.[16] The common reactions to glufosinate poisoning in humans include unconsciousness, respiratory distress and convulsions. One study also linked the herbicide with a kidney disorder.[17] These reactions typically involve large amounts of the herbicide. It is unclear if the amount converted from GM crops would accumulate to promote such responses or if there are low dose chronic effects. Perhaps a more critical question may be whether infants or fetuses are impacted with smaller doses. A January 2006 report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General said that studies demonstrate that certain pesticides easily enter the brain of young children and fetuses, and can destroy cells. That same report, however, stated that the EPA lacks standard evaluation protocols for measuring the toxicity of pesticides on developing nervous systems.[18] Scientists at the agency also charged that "risk assessments cannot state with confidence the degree to which any exposure of a fetus, infant or child to a pesticide will or will not adversely affect their neurological development." [19] Furthermore, three trade unions representing 9,000 EPA workers claimed that the evaluation techniques used at the agency were highly politicized. According to a May 24, 2006 letter to the EPAs administrator, the unions cited political pressure exerted by Agency officials perceived to be too closely aligned with the pesticide industry and former EPA officials now representing the pesticide and agricultural community.[20] Although the EPA may be hampered in its evaluations, research has nonetheless accumulated which suggests that glufosinate carries significant risks for the next generation. According to Yoichiro Kuroda, the principal investigator in the Japanese project entitled "Effects of Endocrine Disrupters on the Developing Brain, glufosinate is like a mock neurotransmitter." Exposure of a baby or embryo can affect behavior, because the chemical disturbs gene functions that regulate brain development.[21] When mouse embryos were exposed to glufosinate, it resulted in growth retardation, increased death rates, incomplete development of the forebrain and cleft lips,[22] as well as cell death in part of the brain.[23] After pregnant rats were injected with glufosinate, the number of glutamate receptors in the brains of the offspring appeared to be reduced.[24] When infant rats were exposed to low doses of glufosinate, some of their brain receptors appeared to change as well.[25] Glufosinate herbicide might also influence behavior. According to Kuroda, "female rats born from mothers that were given high doses of glufosinate became aggressive and started to bite each other - in some cases until one died." He added, "That report sent a chill through me."[26] Disturbing gut bacteria If the herbicide is regenerated inside our gut, since it is an antibiotic, it will likely kill gut bacteria. Gut microorganisms are crucial for health. They not only provide essential metabolites like certain vitamins and short fatty acids, but also help the break down and absorption of food and protect against pathogens. Disrupting the balance of gut bacteria can cause a wide range of problems. According to molecular geneticist Ricarda Steinbrecher, "the data obtained strongly suggest that the balance of gut bacteria will be affected"[27] by the conversion of NAG to glufosinate. When eating Liberty Link corn, we not only consume NAG, but also the pat and bar genes with their pat and bar proteins. It is possible that when NAG is converted to herbicide in our gut, the pat protein, for example, might reconvert some of the herbicide back to NAG. This might lower concentrations of glufosinate inside of our gut. On the other hand, some microorganisms may be able to convert in both directions, from glufosinate to NAG and also back again. If the pat protein can do this, that is, if it can transform NAG to herbicide, than the presence of the pat protein inside our gut might regenerate more herbicide from the ingested NAG. Since there are no public studies on this, we do not know if consuming the pat gene or bar genes will make the situation better or worse. But one study on the pat gene raises all sorts of red flags. German scientist Hans-Heinrich Kaatz demonstrated that the pat gene can transfer into the DNA of gut bacteria. He found his evidence in young bees that had been fed pollen from glufosinate-tolerant canola plants. The pat gene transferred into the bacteria and yeast inside the bees intestines. Kaatz said, This happened rarely, but it did happen.[28] Although no studies have looked at whether pat genes end up in human gut bacteria, the only human GM-feeding study ever conducted did show that genetic material can transfer to our gut bacteria. This study, published in 2004, confirmed that portions of the Roundup-tolerant gene in soybeans transferred to microorganisms within the human digestive tract.[29] Since the pat gene can transfer to gut bacteria in bees, and since genetic material from another GM crop can transfer to human gut bacteria, it is likely that the pat gene can also transfer from Liberty Link corn or soybeans to our intestinal flora. If so, a key question is whether the presence of the pat gene confers some sort of survival advantage to the bacteria. If so, selection pressure would favor its long term proliferation in the gut. Because the pat protein can protect bacteria from being killed by glufosinate, gut bacteria that take up the gene appears to have a significant survival advantage. Thus, the gene may spread from bacteria to bacteria, and might stick around inside us for the long-term. With more pat genes, more and more pat protein is created. The effects of long-term exposure to this protein have not been evaluated. Now suppose that the pat protein can also re-toxify NAG back into active herbicide, as discussed above. A dangerous feedback loop may be created: We eat Liberty Link corn or soy. Our gut bacteria, plus the pat protein, turns NAG into herbicide. With more herbicide, more bacteria are killed. This increases the survival advantage for bacteria that contain the pat gene. As a consequence, more bacteria end up with the gene. Then, more pat protein is produced, which converts more NAG into herbicide, which threatens more bacteria, which creates more selection pressure, and so on. Since studies have not been done to see if such a cycle is occurring, we can only speculate. Endocrine disruption at extremely low doses Another potential danger from the glufosinate-tolerant crops is the potential for endocrine disruption. Recent studies reveal that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can have significant hormonal effects at doses far below those previously thought to be significant. The disruptive effects are often found only at minute levels, which are measured in parts per trillion or in the low parts per billion. This is seen, for example, in the way estrogen works in women. When the brain encounters a mere 3 parts per trillion, it shuts down production of key hormones. When estrogen concentration reaches 10 parts per trillion, however, there is a hormone surge, followed by ovulation. Unfortunately, the regulation and testing of agricultural chemicals, including herbicides, has lagged behind these findings of extremely low dose effects. The determination of legally acceptable levels of herbicide residues on food was based on a linear model, where the effect of toxic chemicals was thought to be consistent and proportional with its dosage. But as the paper Large Effects from Small Exposures shows, this model underestimates biological effects of EDCs by as much as 10,000 fold.[30] In anticipation of their (not-yet-commercialized) Liberty Link rice, Bayer CropScience successfully petitioned the EPA in 2003 to approve maximum threshold levels of glufosinate ammonium on rice. During the comment period preceding approval, a Sierra Club submittal stated the following. We find EPAs statements on the potential of glufosinate to function as an endocrine-disrupting substance in humans and animals as not founded on logical information or peer-reviewed studies. In fact EPA states that no special studies have been conducted to investigate the potential of glufosinate ammonium to induce estrogenic or other endocrine effects. . . . We feel its totally premature for EPA at this time to dismiss all concerns about glufosinate as an endocrine-disrupting substance. . . . Due to the millions of Americans and their children exposed to glufosinate and its metabolites, EPA needs to conclusively determine if this herbicide has endocrine-disrupting potential. The EPAs response was that glufosinate ammonium may be subjected to additional screening and/or testing to better characterize effects related to endocrine disruption but this will only take place after these protocols are developed. In the mean time, the agency approved glufosinate ammonium residues on rice at 1 part per million. Since glufosinate ammonium might have endocrine disrupting properties, even small conversions of NAG to herbicide may carry significant health risks for ourselves and our children. The EPAs response was that glufosinate ammonium may be subjected to additional screening and/or testing to better characterize effects related to endocrine disruption but this will only take place after these protocols are developed. In the mean time, the agency approved glufosinate ammonium residues on rice at 1 part per million. Since glufosinate ammonium might have endocrine disrupting properties, even small conversions of NAG to herbicide may carry significant health risks for ourselves and our children. Inadequate animal feeding studies If we look to animal feeding studies to find out if Liberty Link corn creates health effects, we encounter what independent observers have expressed for yearsfrustration. Industry-sponsored safety studies, which are rarely published and often kept secret, are often described as designed to avoid finding problems. If we look to animal feeding studies to find out if Liberty Link corn creates health effects, we encounter what independent observers have expressed for yearsfrustration. Industry-sponsored safety studies, which are rarely published and often kept secret, are often described as designed to avoid finding problems. In a 42-day feeding study on chickens, for example, 10 chickens (7%) fed Liberty Link corn died compared to 5 chickens eating natural corn. Even with a the death rate doubled, because the experimental design was so flawed, said bio-physicist Mae-Wan Ho, statistical analysis failed to detect a significant difference between the two groups. Similarly, although the GM-fed group gained less weight, the study failed to recognize that as significant. According to testimony by two experts in chicken feeding studies, the Liberty Link corn study wouldnt identify something as significant unless there had been huge changes. The experts said, It may be worth noting, in passing, that if one were seeking to show no effect, one of the best methods to do this is would be to use insufficient replication, a small n, which is exactly the case in the chicken study. Without adequate tests and with a rubber stamp approval process, GM crops like Liberty Link corn may already be creating significant hard-to-detect health problems. In Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia, China, India, Brazil and elsewhere, shoppers have the benefit of laws that require foods with GM ingredients to be labeled. In the US, however, consumers wishing to avoid them are forced to eliminate all products containing soy and corn, as well as canola and cottonseed oils. Or they can buy products that are organic or say non-GMO on the package. Changing ones diet is a hassle, but with the hidden surprises inside GM foods, it may be a prudent option for health-conscious people, especially young children and pregnant women. Jeffrey Smith is the author of the international bestseller, Seeds of Deception. The information in this article presents some of the numerous health risks of GM foods that will be presented in his forthcoming book, Genetic Roulette: The documented health risks of genetically engineered foods, due out in the fall. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spilling the Beans is a monthly column available at www.responsibletechnology.org. Permission is granted to publishers and webmasters to reproduce issues of Spilling the Beans in whole or in part. Just email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to let us know who you are and what your circulation is, so we can keep track. The Institute for Responsible Technology is working to end the genetic engineering of our food supply and the outdoor release of GM crops. We warmly welcome your donations and support. Click here if you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation, or c lick here if you would like to become a member of the Institute for Responsible Technology. Membership to the Institute for Responsible Technology costs $25 per year. New members receive The GMO Trilogy, a three-disc set produced by Jeffrey Smith (see www.GMOTrilogy.com ). [1] Liberty Link is a registered trademark of Bayer CropScience. [2] http://www.pioneer.com/canada/crop_management/fsllink.htm. [3] Roundup is a registered trademark of Monsanto. [4] Charles Benbrook, "Genetically Engineered Crops and Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Nine Years," October 2004 http://www.biotech-info.net/Technical_Paper_6.pdf. [5] Colanduoni JA and Villafranca JJ (1986). Inhibition of Escherichia coli glutamine-synthetase by phosphinothricin. Bioorganic Chemistry 14(2): 163-169, and Pline W A~ Lacy GH~ Stromberg V ~ Hatzios KK (200 I). 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[9] Bremmer IN and Leist K-H (1997). Disodium-N-acetyl-L-glufosinate; AE F099730 - Hazard evaluation of Lglufosinate produced intestinally from N-acetyl-L-glufosinate. Hoechst Schering AgrEvo GmbH, Safety Evaluation Frankfurt. TOX97/014. A58659. Unpublished. (see FAO publication on www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpp/pesticid/jmpr/Download/98/glufosi3.pdf). [10] Kellner H-M, StumpfK and Braun R (1993). Hoe 099730-14C Pharmacokinetics in rats following single oral and intravenous administration of3 mg/kg body. Hoechst RCL, Germany, 01-L42­0670-93. A49978. Unpublished. [11] Huang, M.N. and Smith, S.M. 1995b. Metabolism of [14C]-N-acetyl glufosinate in a lactating goat. AgrEvo USA Co.Pikeville, PTRL East Inc., USA. Project 502BK. Study U012A/A524. Report A54155. Unpublished. http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/JMPR/Download/98_eva/glufosi.pdf. [12] In one study, for example, protein produced from a gene found in E. coli turned NAG into glufosinate. G. 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