ANALYSIS FINDS GMO CORN TOXIC AND NUTRITIONALLY DEFICIENT

 

by Mike Barrett, Natural Society

 

 

A 2012 nutritional analysis of genetically modified corn found that not only is GM corn lacking in vitamins and nutrients when compared to non-GM corn, but the genetic creation also poses numerous health risks due to extreme toxicity.

 

With the recent passing of the Monsanto Protection Act, there is no question that mega corporations like Monsanto are able to wield enough power to even surpass that of the United States government.

 

The new legislation provides Monsanto with a legal safeguard against federal courts striking down any pending review of dangerous GM crops.

 

It is ironic to see the passing of such a bill in the face of continuous releases of GMO dangers.

 

The 2012 report, entitled 2012 Nutritional Analysis: Comparison of GMO Corn versus Non-GMO Corn, found numerous concerning and notable differences between GMO and non-GMO corn, none of which are particularly surprising.

 

First, the report found that non-GMO corn has considerably more calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, iron, and zinc.
 

 

GMO CORN TOXICITY  - Not surprisingly, the report found what many of us already know – that GMO corn is highly toxic.

 

While non-GMO corn was found to be free of chlorides, formaldehyde, glyphosate (active ingredient in Monsanto’s best selling herbicide Roundup), and other toxic substances, GMO corn is riddled with these toxins.

 

Based on the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations, the maximum amount of glyphosate allowed in drinking water is 700 parts per billion, which equates to .7 ppm.

 

The amount is a set “level of protection based on the best available science to prevent potential health problems”.  

 

Europe allows even less glyphosate in water, at .2 ppm. The report found that GMO corn contains 13 ppm – that’s 18.5x the “safe amount” set by the EPA.

 

Similarly, GMO corn contains concerning levels of toxic formaldehyde, at 200 ppm.

 

According to Dr. Don Huber, a respected expert on GMOs, at least one study found that 0.97 ppm of ingested formaldehyde was toxic to animals.

 

The GMO corn was found to contain 200 times more formaldehyde than this ‘maximum’ safety amount.

Read more and see charts - http://naturalsociety.com/analysis-monsanto-gm-corn-nutritionally-dead-toxic/

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