Monsanto hiding more information on GMO's?

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What are the health consequences of eating food that has been genetically modified? At this point, nobody knows. But recent tests by Monsanto provide a clue.

Monsanto published part of a confidential 1,200-page report on effects observed in lab rats that were fed GM corn. The corn had been modified to kill rootworm, a pest that naturally preys upon corn crops. The research showed that these rats developed abnormalities in their internal organs and changes in their blood - which did not happen with the control rats that ate non-GM corn.

According to an article by Geoffrey Lean of The Independent (reprinted in Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0522-03.htm), "Monsanto dismissed the abnormalities in rats as meaningless and due to chance." Right. The company also refused to release the rest of the report, claiming that "it contains confidential business information which could be of commercial use to our competitors."

Originally written by Jon Herring
Submitted by Sara C

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