05/July/22

 

While both the US FDA and the AquAdvantage (AAS) salmon’s creator, AquaBounty, claim the GMO salmon is safe to eat, the FDA briefing packet disseminated for 2010 hearings revealed such red flags as a higher incidence of “jaw erosion” and “focal inflammation” (infection) seen in the AAS salmon; no way to determine if greater allergy risks existed because of the excessive culling of “abnormal” AAS salmon; and a possible “increase in the level of IGF-1,” insulin-like growth factor-1, in the AAS salmon. Moreover, FDA food scientists and outside experts who had been called in for the hearings noted unexplained discrepancies, omitted data, and overall substandard science presented by those promoting the AAS salmon. GM salmon is just one of several GMO animals that developers hope people will accept on their plates. The Epoch Times

 

 

Last week the House of Commons Public Bill Committee heard oral evidence on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, which aims to deregulate gene editing in the UK on the supposed grounds that "precision bred" GMOs could arise through natural processes such as breeding. Not a single critical or dissenting scientist was invited to speak, even though qualified candidates were suggested to the committee. However, some honest science snuck into the discussion by the back door, in the form of testimony from barrister Dr Michael Edenborough QC, an expert on patents who started out as a scientist before going into law. GMWatch

 

 

Pesticides and heavy metals in soil may have detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper published in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). "Soil contamination is a less visible danger to human health than dirty air," said author Professor Thomas Münzel of the University Medical Center Mainz, Germany. "But evidence is mounting that pollutants in soil may damage cardiovascular health through a number of mechanisms including inflammation and disrupting the body's natural clock." Science Daily

 

 

For years, researchers have questioned whether environmental pollutants can cause cancer in the West. Now, University of Idaho researchers have found an important clue to finding the answer. Two recently published University of Idaho studies showed a link between agricultural contaminants and cancer. One study found that Idaho counties with more environmental burden — measured by agricultural pesticide use and metals in groundwater — were closely associated with cancer in children. Another study found that fumigants, a type of agricultural pesticide, were closely associated with cancer in 11 Western states. Idaho Statesman

 

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