Daily Archives: September 30, 2012

Guardian blog on the new GE corn-cancer study

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/28/study-gm-maize-cancer/print

Will you be eating GE corn after this study? Let us know!!!!

Yet more on the GE corn study from the European Safety Agency

EFSA to deliver review on GM maize and herbicide study
Shaun Weston2 7 Sep 2012

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will next week deliver its preliminary review of a new study which states concerns over the potential toxicity of a herbicide containing glyphosate and of glyphosate-​tolerant GM maize NK603. Continue reading

More on the new study linking GE corn with cancer

Ann Clark published a great paper on the use of red herring arguments in response to the Seralini study – Intentional Disinformation about Seralini et al. – posted at http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Human-Health-Risks

CBAN also published a context piece. It has a handy comparison table! http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Human-Health-Risks/Seralini-et-al.-GM-corn-safety-study-in-context

Basically the new study was much more detailed than studies done by Monsanto, but its methodology is still being criticized. Go figure.