Farm Wars

Repeated inquiries have gone unanswered and posters censored on the Factor GMO blog regarding the "transparency" of this study. This begs the question – Is Factor GMO really the answer to our prayers for a truly unbiased GMO and Glyphosate safety study, or just another paper-pushing shill study rubber-stamped by the likes of Monsanto?

Factor GMO

Here is information about the study from the Factor GMO website:

The 'Factor GMO' study will investigate the health effects of glyphosate, Roundup and a GM maize variety that has been in our food and animal feed supplies for many years. It will answer the question: Is this GM maize variety and glyphosate/Roundup safe for human health?

'Factor GMO' will be the largest and most detailed long-term experiment ever conducted on glyphosate and Roundup. It will add invaluable data of unprecedented power to enable regulators, governments and the general public of every country to answer the question: Are glyphosate herbicides harmful at real world levels of consumption/exposure?

The three arms of the experiment will enable vital questions to be answered, such as:

Is the GM food or glyphosate toxic to organ systems over the long-term?

Does the GM food or glyphosate certainly cause cancer?

Does the GM food or glyphosate reduce fertility or cause birth defects?

Is the mixture of chemicals present in 'Roundup' herbicide more or less toxic than its active ingredient glyphosate?

This study will be first ever to have a comprehensive multi-generational arm – this will be the first study to thoroughly test for effects on reproductive capability and incidence of birth defects of GMOs and glyphosate/Roundup.

The study will also establish a new, higher standard for the rigorous testing of glyphosate and Roundup that will be applicable world-wide.

The full data and results of the study will be made publicly available.

http://factorgmo.com/world-health-day-could-glyphosate-in-our-food-be-carcinogenic/

The questions we want answered regarding this study are very simple really, and ones that a totally "transparent" endeavor should be more than happy to address:

What is the rodent control group being fed?

What has the rodent control group been fed prior to the study, and for how long?

Is and has the control group feed been tested for the presence of Glyphosate?