Stunning silence on risky GM foods
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A few months ago I asked for a response from the Thai health authorities regarding the lax genetically-modified-organism (GMO) labelling laws that exist today.
These allow for not labelling GMO content in a food product if it contains less than 5 per cent GMOs.
Last week, a major biotech firm, Syngenta, was criminally charged in Germany for denying knowledge that its GM Bt 176 corn actually kills livestock. They denied this fact in a civil court in 2007, claiming no knowledge of harm.
Two farmers have now charged Syngenta with the deaths of over 65 cows, fed exclusively on Bt 176 corn, for withholding knowledge of the death link, and are holding the corporation liable for not registering the cattle deaths.
The charges bring to light just how far large biotechnology companies will go to conceal evidence linking their GMO products to serious harm.
This is much more serious than the fact that GMO toxins have been found in human blood streams, and had not been digested by stomach acids as they should have been, according to GMO company information.
Monsanto, for example, has even threatened to sue the entire state of Vermont if they attempt to label its genetically modified ingredients. California will shortly vote on full GMO labelling.
Is Thailand also under threat not to reveal, not only the GMO ingredients of products, but also the dangers of GMOs?
Thomas Turk
Phuket
