an astounding 125,000 Indian famers—all duped into borrowing money to plant
Monsanto’s genetically engineered Bt cotton seeds and associated chemical
sprays—were so desperately in debt when their harvests failed to perform that
they took their own lives. …
Day: February 9, 2009
Hidden Dangers in Kids’ Meals: Genetically Engineered Foods (Institute for Responsible Technology)
It makes a clear case that GMOs are unsafe, particularly for children. Please
pass the link onto as many parents and school personnel as you can …
84 Children Are Killed by Medicine in Nigeria (New York Times)
The children died after taking a medicine called My Pikin Baby Teething Mixture,
a syrup for teething pain, according to Nigeria’s Health Ministry. Health
officials said that a batch of the medicine that went on sale in November
contained diethylene glycol, an industrial solvent and an ingredient in
antifreeze and brake fluid. …
FDA approves GTC’s transgenic drug ATryn (FierceBiotech)
This marks the first time the agency has given the okay to a transgenic
therapy–a drug developed in genetically engineered animals–and the first
recombinant antithrombin approved in the U.S. …