From: EcoTort [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 5:32 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: DEADLY Silence of the Bees: man that brought you Monsanto's genetically engineered bovine growth hormone is now food safety czar
The man that brought you Monsanto's genetically engineered bovine growth hormone is now america's food safety czar <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-smith/youre-appointing-who-plea_b_243 810.html> Huffington Post - Jeffrey Smith The person who may be responsible for more food-related illness and death than anyone in history has just been made the US food safety czar. This is no joke. Here's the back story. When FDA scientists were asked to weigh in on what was to become the most radical and potentially dangerous change in our food supply -- the introduction of genetically modified (GM) foods -- <http://biointegrity.org/list.html> secret documents now reveal that the experts were very concerned. Memo after memo described toxins, new diseases, nutritional deficiencies, and hard-to-detect allergens. They were adamant that the technology carried "serious health hazards," and required careful, long-term research, including human studies, before any genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could be safely released into the food supply. But the biotech industry had rigged the game so that neither science nor scientists would stand in their way. They had placed their own man in charge of FDA policy and he wasn't going to be swayed by feeble arguments related to food safety. No, he was going to do what corporations had done for decades to get past these types of pesky concerns. He was going to lie. Dangerous Food Safety Lies When the FDA was constructing their GMO policy in 1991-2, their scientists were clear that gene-sliced foods were significantly different and could lead to " <http://biointegrity.org/FDAdocs/01/view2.html> different risks" than conventional foods. But <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-smith/obamas-team-includes-dang_b_147 188.html> official policy declared the opposite, claiming that the FDA knew nothing of significant differences, and declared GMOs substantially equivalent. This fiction became the rationale for allowing GM foods on the market without any required safety studies whatsoever! The determination of whether GM foods were safe to eat was placed entirely in the hands of the companies that made them -- companies like Monsanto, who, in their long and lamentable history, have told us that the PCBs, DDT, and Agent Orange were safe. GMOs were rushed onto our plates in 1996. Over the next nine years, <http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5050S920090106?sp=true%2 0was%207%25> multiple chronic illnesses in the US nearly doubled -- from 7% to 13%. Allergy-related emergency room visits <http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/ed584ff1c2e1162a852575fc00536790 ?OpenDocument> doubled between 1997 and 2002 while food allergies, especially among children, skyrocketed. We also witnessed a dramatic rise in asthma, autism, obesity, diabetes, digestive disorders, and certain cancers. In January of this year, Dr. P. M. Bhargava, one of the world's top biologists, told me that after reviewing 600 scientific journals, he concluded that the GM foods in the US are largely responsible for the increase in many serious diseases. In May, the <http://www.aaemonline.org/gmopost.html> American Academy of Environmental Medicine concluded that animal studies have demonstrated a <http://www.responsibletechnology.org/utility/showArticle/?objectID=2989> causal relationship between GM foods and infertility, accelerated aging, dysfunctional insulin regulation, changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system, and immune problems such as asthma, allergies, and inflammation In July, a <http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0438.htm> report by eight international experts determined that the flimsy and superficial evaluations of GMOs by both regulators and GM companies " <http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-news-items/11303-re-study-criticise s-testing-on-gmos> systematically overlook the side effects" and significantly underestimate "the initial signs of diseases like cancer and diseases of the hormonal, immune, nervous and reproductive systems, among others." The Fox Guarding the Chickens If GMOs are indeed responsible for massive sickness and death, then the individual who oversaw the FDA policy that facilitated their introduction holds a uniquely infamous role in human history. That person is Michael Taylor. He had been Monsanto's attorney before becoming policy chief at the FDA. Soon after, he became Monsanto's vice president and chief lobbyist. This month Michael Taylor became the senior advisor to the commissioner of the FDA. He is now America's food safety czar. What have we done? The Milk Man Cometh While Taylor was at the FDA in the early 90's, he also oversaw the policy regarding Monsanto's <http://yourmilkondrugs.com/> genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH/rbST) -- injected into cows to increase milk supply. The milk from injected cows has more pus, more antibiotics, more bovine growth hormone, and most importantly, more insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). IGF-1 is a huge risk factor for common cancers and its high levels in this drugged milk is why so many <http://action.psr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Oregon_rBGHFactSheetsandDown loads> medical organizations and <http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:063SblHxCSUJ:www.themilkweed.com/F eature_06_July.pdf+healthcare+without+harm+rbgh&hl=en&gl=us> hospitals have taken stands against rbGH. A former Monsanto scientist told me that when three of his Monsanto colleagues evaluated rbGH safety and discovered the elevated IGF-1 levels, even they refused to drink any more milk -- unless it was organic and therefore untreated. Government scientists from Canada <http://www.nfu.ca/gapsreport.html> evaluated the FDA's approval of rbGH and concluded that it was a dangerous facade. The drug was banned in Canada, as well as Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. But it was approved in the US while Michael Taylor was in charge. His drugged milk might have caused a significant rise in US cancer rates. <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/health/30twin.html> Additional published evidence also implicates rbGH in the high rate of fraternal twins in the US. Taylor also determined that milk from injected cows did not require any special labeling. And as a gift to his future employer Monsanto, he wrote a white paper suggesting that if companies ever had the audacity to label their products as not using rbGH, they should also include a disclaimer stating that according to the FDA, there is no difference between milk from treated and untreated cows. Taylor's disclaimer was also a lie. Monsanto's own studies and FDA scientists officially acknowledged differences in the drugged milk. No matter. Monsanto used Taylor's white paper as the basis to successfully sue dairies that labeled their products as rbGH-free. Will Monsanto's Wolff Also Guard the Chickens? As consumers learned that rbGH was dangerous, they refused to buy the milk. To keep their customers, a tidal wave of companies has publicly committed to not use the drug and to label their products as such. Monsanto tried unsuccessfully to convince the FDA and FTC to make it illegal for dairies to make rbGH-free claims, so they went to their special friend in Pennsylvania -- Dennis Wolff. As state secretary of agriculture, Wolff unilaterally declared that labeling products rbGH-free was illegal, and that all such labels must be removed from shelves statewide. This would, of course, eliminate the label from all national brands, as they couldn't afford to create separate packaging for just one state. Fortunately, consumer demand forced Pennsylvania's Governor Ed Rendell to step in and stop Wolff's madness. But Rendell allowed Wolff to take a compromised position that now requires rbGH-free claims to also be accompanied by Taylor's FDA disclaimer on the package. President Obama is considering Dennis Wolff for the top food safety post at the USDA. Yikes! <http://www.grist.org/article/usda-may-get-dennis-wolff-for-food-safety-post -because-ed-rendell-doesnt-wa/> Rumor has it that the reason why Pennsylvania's governor is supporting Wolff's appointment is to get him out of the state -- after he "screwed up so badly" with the rbGH decision. Oh great, governor. Thanks. Ohio Governor Gets Taylor-itus Ohio not only followed Pennsylvania's lead by requiring Taylor's FDA disclaimer on packaging, they went a step further. They declared that dairies must place that disclaimer on the same panel where rbGH-free claims are made, and even dictated the font size. This would force national brands to re-design their labels and may ultimately dissuade them from making rbGH-free claims at all. The Organic Trade Association and the International Dairy Foods Association filed a lawsuit against Ohio. Although they lost the first court battle, upon appeal, the judge ordered a mediation session that takes place today. Thousands of Ohio citizens have flooded Governor Strickland's office with urgent requests to withdraw the states anti-consumer labeling requirements. Perhaps the governor has an ulterior motive for pushing his new rules. If he goes ahead with his labeling plans, he might end up with a top appointment in the Obama administration. To hear what America is saying about GMOs and to add your voice, go to our <http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?gid=121443803326#/group.php?gid=121 443803326> new non-GMO Facebook Group National Geographic TV (which is bundled as a freebie with most SHAW cable packages) has been running and re-running Silence of the Bees>. One-third of the North-American honey-bee population has already disappeared. All will be gone in a couple of decades. Their disappearance will also trigger the disappearance of most of our crops - with ensuing mass famine. Causes are multiple - one of them being the monocultural (&altered genome) cultivation of crops promulgated by the corporations (so that bees don't get any health-sustaining variety in their diets). We will see self-inflicted genocide everywhere. Short excerpts at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE-8QuBDkkw (A brief but fascinating overview of how bees work) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIn_RXeTX9k (a declaration of the emergency) Download the Torrent file here: SILENCE <http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4220950/PBS_Nature_-_Silence_of_the_Bees_%2 8720p.HDTV.AC3-SoS%29> OF THE BEES, from the Pirate Bay (protecting Life and Property!) In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives. A precious pollinator of fruits and vegetables, the disappearing bees left billions of dollars of crops at risk and threatened our food supply. The epidemic set researchers scrambling to discover why honeybees were dying in record numbers -- and to stop the epidemic in its tracks before it spread further. Silence of the Bees is the first in-depth look at the search to uncover what is killing the honeybee. The filmmakers of Bees take viewers around the world to the sites of fallen hives, to high-tech labs, where scientists race to uncover clues, and even deep inside honeybee colonies. Silence of the Bees is the story of a riveting, ongoing investigation to save honeybees from dying out. The film goes beyond the unsolved mystery to tell the story of the honeybee itself, its invaluable impact on our diets and takes a look at what's at stake if honeybees disappear. Silence of the Bees explores the complex world of the honeybee in crisis and instills in viewers a sense of urgency to learn ways to help these extraordinary animals. Original Air Date: 28. October 2007 <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bees/> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bees/ this message came from: http://www.ecotort.gn.apc.org/scandalous.htm *** exposing the hidden truth for further educational research only *** CAVEAT LECTOR *** In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. NOTE: Some links may require cut and paste into your Internet Browser. Please check <http://tinyurl.com/33c9yr> http://tinyurl.com/33c9yr for more real news posts and support the truth! 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