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Genetic modification of the food supply has run rampant within the past couple of years. A new genetically modified creation has emerged back in 2010, and may soon end up on your dinner table. Researchers in India have developed a genetically modified potato, loaded with genetically altered amino acids. It seems as if scientists are attempting to recreate nature entirely.
Genetically modified fish have threatened
the very genetic coding of fish worldwide, and the genetically modified
canola plant has spread into the wild. It is apparent that a tidal wave
of genetic modulation has hit the environment very hard.
Genetically modified potatoes now
threaten the purity of potatoes internationally. All it takes is a
careless farmer to allow his modified crop to be planted elsewhere,
without properly labeling the crop as modified. This would mix in the
genetically modified crop with traditional, and even organic, crops.
This is a legitimate environmental issue, as it is a major threat to food integrity.
In a monumental move that signifies the
truly terminal state of the international food supply, Ireland’s
government officials have given the green light to begin genetically
modifying the iconic potato. Met with severe resistance from both
citizens, watchdog organizations, and political figures, the decision
allows for the genetically modified potatoes to be planted within Ireland by the Irish food development authority Teagasc.
Starting off with a trial within the nation’s borders, Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authorized
Teagasc to plant the GMO crops throughout a two hectare land plot.
While supports continue to assert that the relatively small size makes
the process ‘safe,’ experts from within the Emerald Isle say otherwise.
In response to the idea that starting the trial with a ‘small’ land plot
is safe, The Organic Trust in Dublin explains that once you unleash
genetically modified seeds into the environment, the consequences that
may follow do not depend on how many acres of land is modified — only
the fact that genetically modified seeds have been planted.
Spokesperson Gavin Lynch stated:
It is only a two hectare trial, but that’s like saying you’re only a little bit pregnant, there are no grey areas with GM…. Organic Trust calls on Teagasc not to act on the approval granted but to adhere to the wishes of the vast majority of Irish citizens not to pollute our precious land. Not one single solitary benefit will accrue to Ireland as a result of this trial. So why it is going ahead?”
The above stated is a valid question to which the answer may hide in previously leaked documents dating as far back as 2007. It was back in 2007 that WikiLeaks cables
revealed a surprising threat made to nations who rejected GMO crops and
biotechnology overall. As plainly stated by the United States
ambassador to France and business
partner to George W. Bush, Craig Stapleton, all nations that oppose
GMOs will be hit with calibrated ‘target retaliation’ and
‘military-style trade wars’.
Stapleton even goes on to specifically
state that many European nations are culprits of such anti-GMO activity
and should therefore be hit with such target retaliation. In other
words, it is becoming more and more apparent that political incentives
and even political threats appear to play a much greater role
in the establishment of genetically modified crops and subsequent trials
than public opinion. And until the public utilizes serious political
activism and peacefully demands change from their representatives on a
major scale, such political corruption will continue to ultimately
influence decisions that affect your daily life.
Source: http://naturalsociety.com/
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