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2012/09/20

Monsantos roundup and resistant corn found to be toxic

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The first animal feeding trial studying the lifetime effects of exposure to Monsanto Roundup weedkiller and Monsanto's NK603 Roundup-resistant genetically modified corn found that exposure levels currently considered safe can cause tumors, multiple organ damage and premature death in rats.
The study, published Sept 19 in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicity, raises serious concerns not just about the pesticide Roundup, but about the Roundup-ready corn, which comprises 70 percent of the corn grown in the U.S.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/monsantos-roundup-and-resistant-corn-found-to-be-toxic-2012-9#ixzz272RbAJR8