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By Dr. Mercola In Germany, massive resistance to genetically engineered (GE)foods, both among politicians and the general public, has causedchemical giant BASF to close its German biotech division. European opponents of GE foods are jubilant. A reported 75 percent of Germans oppose genetically engineeredfoods, and few politicians are in favor of genetic technology. Over there, opposed to the US, it's actually politically risky to support it! This explains why BASF is moving its genetically modified (GM)plant science headquarters from Germany to Raleigh, NorthCarolina.. According to Farmers Weekly i : "BASF will transfer some GM crop development to the US but stopwork on crops targeted at the European market—four varietiesof potato and one of wheat. The decision, which involves a net loss of 140 highly skilled jobsin Europe, also signals the end of GM crop development for Europeanfarmers. Bayer CropScience, BASF's German competitor, is working on GMcotton and rice in Ghent, Belgium—but not for Europeanmarkets. "There is still a lack of acceptance for this technology in manyparts of Europe—[by] the majority of consumers, farmers andpoliticians," said Stefan Marcinowski, a member of BASF's board ofdirectors. "Therefore, it does not make business sense to continue investingin products exclusively for cultivation in this market." Thecompany instead plans to focus on plant biotechnology markets inthe Americas and Asia." Majority of Common Crops Grown in United States are GeneticallyEngineered! Folks, this is exactly why we must demand labeling for geneticallyengineered foods in the US! The general lack of awareness aboutgenetically engineered foods has allowed biotech giants likeMonsanto to dominate large portions of the market in the U.S., andthe lack of labeling has greatly helped keep people in the darkabout what's really in their food. "Acceptance" of genetically engineered foods is actually NOT highin the US. It only appears that way because Monsanto has managed toinfiltrate the very agencies tasked with regulating them, and aredoing everything in their power to prevent any action that mightimpede their market growth. As a matter of fact, the vast majorityof Americans polled say they would avoid buying foods with genetically engineered ingredients, if they knewwhich foods contained them—which of course is KEY to gettingrid of them. It's important to realize that at this point, the vastmajority of common food crops grown in the US are alreadygenetically engineered ii , including: 94 percent of all soybeans 93 percent of canola iii 93 percent of cottonseed oil iv 72 percent of all corn Approximately 25 percent of all milk and yoghurt containgenetically engineered recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) v (Between 2008 and 2009, 95 percent of all sugarbeet acres were also planted with Roundup Ready technology. However, in early2010, a court ruled to prohibit further planting, cultivation,processing, or other use of Genuity® Roundup Ready®sugarbeets until an environmental impact statement has beencompleted. The EIS is not anticipated to be completed until 2013,so the future of GE sugarbeets still remains to be seen.) What all of this means is that virtually every processed food you encounter at your local supermarket that doesnot bear the "100% USDA Organic" label is likely to contain atleast one GE component—corn (most commonly in the form ofcorn syrup), canola or cottonseed oil, and any kind of soy or soyderivative, and potentially anything containing sugar fromsugarbeet too... Germany Still Worries about Contamination from GeneticallyEngineered Imports Last year, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) also deregulatedgenetically engineered alfalfa in the U.S., which is a perennialcrop commonly used in cattle feed. This will undoubtedly end upcontaminating even organic animal products as alfalfa is aperennial crop that can easily spread and end up in organic alfalfafields.. In the video above, Germany expresses similar concerns, statingthere's already a huge problem with contaminated animal products.Milk, meat, and eggs get contaminated by imported feed containinggenetically engineered components. While GE feed is not allowed,the GE content is oftentimes not reported on the label, andtherefore ends up being used unwittingly. There, they have realizedthat coexistence does not work. It cannot work, because genetechnology completely takes over. This then makes it impossible to grow organics.. a fact that American regulators have stillrefused to acknowledge or accept. Most of Europe Breaking Free of Biotech Threat Last year, Mexico denied Monsanto's request to expand a pilotplanting project in the northern part of the country for fear thatthe genetically modified variety might cross-contaminate with othernative species, which are crucial to Mexico. As explained byGMwatch.org vi : "Diversity is important because each strain has not only a distinctlook and flavor, but also certain characteristics that make it morelikely to survive in given conditions. If only one type of cornexisted, it would not be able to be grown in all parts of Mexico,as each part has differing temperature and rainfall." A couple of months later, in March of last year, Hungary introduced a new regulation stating all seeds must be tested forgenetically modified organisms (GMOs) before being accepted intothe Hungarian market. When GE seeds were found to have beeninadvertently planted, it led to the destruction of nearly 1,000acres of maize, to prevent cross-contamination to other fields. But cross-contamination and destruction of biodiversity is not theonly threat posed by genetically engineered crops. Both the altered plant itself and the herbicides used on them have beenshown to pose profound risks to environmental, animal, and humanhealth. GE-Triggered Superweeds and Superpests When the land is doused with a single herbicide for years on end,the ecosystem adapts. Glyphosate is the active ingredient inMonsanto's herbicide Roundup, and has been used in massivequantities on all Roundup-ready crops since their inception. As aresult, glyphosate-resistant "superweeds" are getting out ofcontrol, driving out their non-resistant counterparts. An estimated 130 different types of weeds spanning 40 U.S. statesand 15 million acres are now resistant to the herbicide, and these superweeds are spreading at a rapid pace. Extremely hardy Roundup-resistantweeds are now boosting costs and cutting crop yields for farmersacross the United States. Compounding the problem is that farmersare resorting to ever higher amounts of herbicides and more toxicvarieties in an effort to keep these superweeds in check, but allthat does is create ever increasing resistance. The same goes for crops genetically engineered to control certainpests, such as the Bt cotton sold under the trade name "Bollgard"in India. It was designed to control the Bollworm, but today, theinsect has become resistant to the Bt cotton. Bt crops appear particularly prone to create "super pests" as theycontain added genes for Bt toxins that allow the plants to produce their own insecticides. (This Bttoxin, by the way, has now been found circulating in the blood ofpregnant women and fetuses.) Because the plants release the toxincontinuously, pests can evolve resistance to it. Making mattersworse, other beneficial insects like bees and Monarch butterfliesmay be negatively impacted by the massive use of toxic chemicals. Potential Health Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Natural Male Enhancers , 72hp Pills, and more. For more , please visit Male Sex Enhancement today!
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