Fresh row over GM foods as French study claims rats fed the controversial crops suffered tumours

Seeing these bloated and distorted animals is heartbreaking but guess what? Genetically Modified Organisms could be wreaking havoc in your body, too! Steer away from foods that may have devastating effects on your good health…read the labels, choose organic or locally grown when possible and help others to know the truth.
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• French team claim bestselling brand of GM corn caused tumours and multiple organ damage

• Leading scientists have questioned the study and its results, claiming it has ‘no value’

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Rats fed a lifelong diet of one of the bestselling strains of genetically modified corn suffered tumours and multiple organ damage, according to a controversial French study published today.

The report is set to reignite the debate over whether GM crops are safe.

It has already sparked a major row with scientist who claims the study has ‘no value’.

The French team has released shocking images of tumours in mice caused by exclusively eating GM corn. However, the research has been criticised as being of ‘no value’ by other scientists.

Gilles-Eric Seralini of the University of Caen and colleagues said rats fed on a diet containing NK603 – a seed variety from crop giant Monsanto made tolerant to dousings of the bestselling weedkiller Roundup – or given water containing Roundup at levels permitted in the United States died earlier than those on a standard diet.

The animals on the GM diet suffered mammary tumours, as well as severe liver and kidney damage.

The researchers said 50 percent of males and 70 percent of females died prematurely, compared with only 30 percent and 20 percent in the control group.

Seralini was part of a team that flagged previous safety concerns based on a shorter rat study in a scientific paper published in December 2009 but this takes things a step further by tracking the animals throughout their two-year lifespan.

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