PLease OBama Say it isn't so

Sun Jul 26 22:16:36 CDT 2009

Te seriousness of this cannot be over estimated. while what we do in can
clearly be life giving, there are forces working diligently against us and
all others who are life affirming. Profit is all.  Our knowledge can make
the difference. Be well, blessings all. Bud

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*You’re Appointing WHO? Please Obama, say it’s not so!*

The person who may be responsible for more food-related illness and death
than anyone in history has just been made the US food safety czar. This is
no joke.

Here’s the back story.

When FDA scientists were asked to weigh in on what was to become the most
radical and potentially dangerous change in our food supply—the introduction
of genetically modified (GM) foods—*secret
documents*<http://biointegrity.org/list.html>now reveal that the
experts were VERY concerned. Memo after memo described
toxins, new diseases, nutritional deficiencies, and hard-to-detect
allergens. They were adamant that the technology carried “Serious health
hazards,” and required careful, long-term research, including human studies,
before any genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could be safely released
into the food supply.

But the biotech industry had rigged the game so that neither science nor
scientists would stand in their way. They had placed their own man in charge
of FDA policy and he wasn’t going to be swayed by feeble arguments related
to food safety. No, he was going to do what corporations had done for
decades to get past these types of pesky concerns. He was going to lie.

*Dangerous Food Safety Lies*

When the FDA was constructing their GMO policy in 1991-2, their scientists
were clear that gene-sliced foods were significantly different and could
lead to “*different risks* <http://biointegrity.org/FDAdocs/01/view2.html>”
than conventional foods. But *official
policy*<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-smith/obamas-team-includes-dang_b_147188.html>declared
the opposite, claiming that the FDA knew
*nothing* of significant differences, and declared GMOs substantially
equivalent.

This fiction became the rationale for allowing GM foods on the market *without
any required safety studies *whatsoever! The determination of whether GM
foods were safe to eat was placed entirely in the hands of the companies
that made them—companies like Monsanto, which told us that the PCBs, DDT,
and Agent Orange were safe.

GMOs were rushed onto our plates in 1996. Over the next nine years, *multiple
chronic illnesses*<http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5050S920090106?sp=true%20was%207%25>in
the US nearly doubled—from 7% to 13%.
*Allergy-related emergency room
visits*<http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/ed584ff1c2e1162a852575fc00536790?OpenDocument>doubled
between 1997 and 2002 while food allergies, especially among
children, skyrocketed. We also witnessed a dramatic rise in asthma, autism,
obesity, diabetes, digestive disorders, and certain cancers.

In January of this year, Dr. P. M. Bhargava, one of the world’s top
biologists, told me that after reviewing 600 scientific journals, he
concluded that the GM foods in the US are largely responsible for the
increase in many serious diseases.

In May, the *American Academy of Environmental
Medicine*<http://www.aaemonline.org/gmopost.html>concluded that animal
studies have demonstrated a
*causal relationship*<http://www.responsibletechnology.org/utility/showArticle/?objectID=2989>between
GM foods and infertility, accelerated aging, dysfunctional insulin
regulation, changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system, and
immune problems such as asthma, allergies, and inflammation

In July, a *report* <http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0438.htm> by eight
international experts determined that the flimsy and superficial evaluations
of GMOs by both regulators and GM companies “*systematically overlook the
side effects*<http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-news-items/11303-re-study-criticises-testing-on-gmos>”
and significantly underestimate “the initial signs of diseases like cancer
and diseases of the hormonal, immune, nervous and reproductive systems,
among others.”

*The Fox Guarding the Chickens*

If GMOs are indeed responsible for massive sickness and death, then the
individual who oversaw the FDA policy that facilitated their introduction
holds a uniquely infamous role in human history. That person is Michael
Taylor. He had been Monsanto’s attorney before becoming policy chief at the
FDA. Soon after, he became Monsanto’s Vice President and chief lobbyist.

*This month Michael Taylor became the senior advisor to the commissioner of
the FDA. He is now America’s food safety czar. What have we done?*

*The Milk Man Cometh*

While Taylor was at the FDA in the early 90’s, he also oversaw the policy
regarding Monsanto’s genetically engineered *bovine growth
hormone*<http://yourmilkondrugs.com/>(rbGH/rbST)—injected into cows to
increase milk supply.

The milk from injected cows has more pus, more antibiotics, more bovine
growth hormone, and most importantly, more insulin-like growth factor 1
(IGF-1). IGF-1 is a huge risk factor for common cancers and its high levels
in this drugged milk is why so many *medical
organizations*<http://action.psr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Oregon_rBGHFactSheetsandDownloads>and
*hospitals*<http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:063SblHxCSUJ:www.themilkweed.com/Feature_06_July.pdf+healthcare+without+harm+rbgh&hl=en&gl=us>have
taken stands against rbGH. A former Monsanto scientist told me that
when three of his Monsanto colleagues evaluated rbGH safety and discovered
the elevated IGF-1 levels, even they refused to drink any more milk—unless
it was organic and therefore untreated.

Government scientists from Canada
*evaluated*<http://www.nfu.ca/gapsreport.html>the FDA’s approval of
rbGH and concluded that it was a dangerous facade. The
drug was banned in Canada, as well as Europe, Japan, Australia and New
Zealand. But it was approved in the US while Michael Taylor was in charge.
His drugged milk might have caused a significant rise in US cancer rates.
Additional *published
evidence*<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/health/30twin.html>also
implicates rbGH in the high rate of fraternal twins in the US.

Taylor also determined that milk from injected cows did not require any
special labeling. And as a gift to his future employer Monsanto, he wrote a
white paper suggesting that if companies ever had the audacity to label
their products as *not* using rbGH, they should also include a disclaimer
stating that according to the FDA, there is no difference between milk from
treated and untreated cows.

Taylor’s disclaimer was also a lie. Monsanto’s own studies and FDA
scientists officially acknowledged differences in the drugged milk. No
matter. Monsanto used Taylor’s white paper as the basis to successfully sue
dairies that labeled their products as rbGH-free.

*Will Monsanto’s Wolff Also Guard the Chickens?*

As consumers learned that rbGH was dangerous, they refused to buy the milk.
To keep their customers, a tidal wave of companies has publicly committed to
not use the drug and to label their products as such. Monsanto tried
unsuccessfully to convince the FDA and FTC to make it illegal for dairies to
make rbGH-free claims, so they went to their special friend in
Pennsylvania—Dennis Wolff. As state Secretary of Agriculture, Wolff
unilaterally declared that labeling products rbGH-free was illegal, and that
all such labels must be removed from shelves statewide. This would, of
course, eliminate the label from all national brands, as they couldn’t
afford to create separate packaging for just one state.

Fortunately, consumer demand forced Pennsylvania’s Governor Ed Rendell to
step in and stop Wolff’s madness. But Rendell allowed Wolff to take a
compromised position that now requires rbGH-free claims to also be
accompanied by Taylor’s FDA disclaimer on the package.

President Obama is considering Dennis Wolff for the top food safety post at
the USDA. Yikes!

*Rumor*<http://www.grist.org/article/usda-may-get-dennis-wolff-for-food-safety-post-because-ed-rendell-doesnt-wa/>has
it that the reason why Pennsylvania’s governor is supporting Wolff’s
appointment is to get him out of the state—after he “screwed up so badly”
with the rbGH decision. Oh great, governor. Thanks.

*Ohio Governor Gets Taylor-itus*

Ohio not only followed Pennsylvania’s lead by requiring Taylor’s FDA
disclaimer on packaging, they went a step further. They declared that
dairies must place that disclaimer on the same panel where rbGH-free claims
are made, and even dictated the font size. This would force national brands
to re-design their labels and may ultimately dissuade them from making
rbGH-free claims at all. The Organic Trade Association and the International
Dairy Foods Association filed a lawsuit against Ohio. Although they lost the
first court battle, upon appeal, the judge ordered a mediation session that
takes place today (July 23, 2009). Thousands of Ohio citizens have flooded
Governor Strickland’s office with urgent requests to withdraw the states
anti-consumer labeling requirements.

Perhaps the governor has an ulterior motive for pushing his new rules. If he
goes ahead with his labeling plans, he might end up with a top appointment
in the Obama administration.

To hear what America is saying about GMOs and to add your voice, go to our *new
Facebook group* <http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?gid=121443803326>.

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Jeffrey M. Smith is the author of publication *Genetic Roulette: The
Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods*, which presents 65
risks in easy-to-read two-page spreads. His first book, *Seeds of Deception*,
is the top rated and #1 selling book on GM foods in the world. He is the
Executive Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology
www.responsibletechnology.org, which is spearheading the Campaign for
Healthier Eating in America. Go to www.responsibletechnology.org to learn
more about how to avoid GM foods.
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