Tomorrow is Non-GMO day in the United States. The Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) is asking that concerned consumers spread the word about the dangers of genetically modified crops (GMOs) by circulating their free shopping guide. GMOs are already banned in Europe and have been for a decade. Unfortunately, in the United States there is no regulation on product labeling so concerned consumers really have no way of knowing whether or not the products in their shopping carts are genetically altered or not. IRT believes that educated consumers alone can affect the GMO market directly without any government regulations simply by visiting their website and learning how to shop non-GMO. The economic pressure put on manufacturers to stop processing and growing GM products will ultimately get them greatly reduced and eventually off our dinner plates.
Please visit: http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/ for more information.
The first genetically modified corn crop was developed in 1996 and despite many controvercial discussions about its safety, until now there hasn’t been a long term study on the effects of including such foods into our diets. But thanks to the work of an Austrian group, a new study, “Biological effects of transgenic maize NK603xMON810 fed in long term reproduction studies in mice” has been published. 
