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GMO's ~ Violet Hurguy ((Faster growing crops = more people fed (“The…
GMO's ~ Violet Hurguy
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CLAIM: Many GMO foods can cause deadly allergies because people don't know what gene was put in the food.
One GMO food that can cause allergies is the papaya. There is an extra banana gene. Many people have an allergy to bananas, and because GMO's aren't labeled (another concern) the person buying it wouldn't know about the extra banana gene that was put into the papaya.
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Harm the environment
Roundup herbicide has been shown to cause birth defects in amphibians, and organ damage in animals even at very low doses. (pathos)
Statistic ~ GM crops are eliminating habitat for monarch butterflies, whose populations are down 50%
"GM crops and their associated herbicides can harm birds, insects, amphibians, marine ecosystems, and soil organisms" (IRT).
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Health Risks
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"The data that is published shows that GM salmon contains a 40 percent higher level of a hormone that is known to cause cancer. Also, the fish exhibited as much as 52 percent higher levels of allergenic potency,” (utviklingsfondet).
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