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Consumer pressure and scientific concerns have largely kept GM foods and crops out of Europe. But millions of tons of GMOs enter Europe each year in the form of GM animal feed. Unlike GM foods meant for humans, these "stealth GMOs" do not have to be labelled and remain hidden from consumers.
In the face of growing consumer rejection of GM foods even in their homeland of the USA, GM animal feed and biofuels have become the biotech industry's lifeline.
Should we worry about stealth GMOs in animal feed? Probably, yes. Scientific studies show that GM DNA shows up in the milk and meat of animals fed GMOs. Other studies show that GM feed damages the health of animals. The only study that examined the direct effects on humans of eating GM food showed potential problems.
GMOs are promoted around the world on the back of:
- false claims and hype
- suppression of inconvenient scientific findings
- denial of on-the-ground experiences of farmers around the globe, and
- persecution of whistleblowers.
The GM Watch portal exists to expose the often undisclosed vested interests of the people and groups that push GM technology.
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