Keith Hudson reiterated: > In the stomach, the proteins -- whether derived from variant genes or not > -- are all digested down to simpler, similar chunks which are of no harm > whatsoever.
A misleading oversimplification. Before they are broken down, the novel proteins can cause allergic reactions and other harmful effects on the intestinal flora. 3 years ago, a Swiss study with 110 people who suffered from allergies gave them a diet free of industrial GM enzymes (also avoiding detergents with these enzymes) for 1 month. The result was that 90% of them had no allergies anymore, or had to take significantly less medication. We're talking about conditions like asthma and neurodermitis, which have been booming since the spread of GM enzymes in foods and detergents. The study detected residues of GM fungi and bacteria from the production process of these enzymes, which are pretty common these days (a multi- billion business) and don't have to be labelled, not even in Europe. The corporations refused any comments except denial. It seems your oversimplification of "digestion of genes" is as misleading and irrelevant to today's reality as your oversimplifications about "cave-men trade" versus today's 40-ton-trucks trade... > However, this doesn't justify the morality > of certain African dictators in banning (safe-to-eat) GM foods when they > are only being imported by the aid agencies to try and cope with massive > starvation What about the "morality" of the aid agencies (or rather, GM corporations) to slip in GM food into food aid for 7 years, without informing the recipient countries, and often in breach of national regulations? Why is that sneakiness necessary if it's soo safe? Why not simply provide non-GM food, which is also on the market? (Let Americans eat "their" GM food themselves if they like it.) It seems they think they can get away with taking advantage of the misery by force-feeding Africans with food that "the market" doesn't want. Chris ______________________________________________________ Dubya: "Let America feed the world." World: "No thanks, we're already fed up with America."
