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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:31 PM Sep 2012

France Orders Probe After Study Links Genetically-Modified Corn To Cancer

PARIS — France’s government on Wednesday asked a health watchdog to carry out a probe, possibly leading to EU suspension of a genetically-modified corn, after a study in rats linked the grain to cancer.

Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll, Ecology Minister Delphine Batho and Health and Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine said they had asked the National Agency for Health Safety (ANSES) to investigate the finding.

“Depending on ANSES’ opinion, the government will urge the European authorities to take all necessary measures to protect human and animal health,” they said in a joint statement.

“(The measures) could go as far as invoking emergency suspension of imports of NK603 corn to Europe pending a re-examination of this product on the basis of enhanced assessment methods.”

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France Orders Probe After Study Links Genetically-Modified Corn To Cancer (Original Post) Purveyor Sep 2012 OP

Oh NOES the French care more about their people that the USA does. Maybe because they provide HEALTH Vincardog Sep 2012 #1

K&R patrice Sep 2012 #2

It still amazes me that people here do not boycott unlabeled corn and corn products. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #3

The biggest deal with this study is that they found tumors after four months. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #4

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)

1. Oh NOES the French care more about their people that the USA does. Maybe because they provide HEALTH

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:34 PM

Sep 2012

CARE

patrice

(47,992 posts)

2. K&R

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:38 PM

Sep 2012

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

3. It still amazes me that people here do not boycott unlabeled corn and corn products.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 10:25 PM

Sep 2012

Some food makers have responded to the backlash against high Fructose corn syrup, most notably Hunt's Catsup, which claims on its label it is HFC Free.
Monsanto will never respond, but the companies that make stuff out of the GMO corn will, if enough people email to complain.

Zoeisright

(8,339 posts)

4. The biggest deal with this study is that they found tumors after four months.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 10:29 PM

Sep 2012

Monsanto only submitted data on their "studies" up to three months. And the FDA did not ask questions.

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