Are pesticides giving U.S citizens cancer?

[BreezieFreezie]

I stumbled across an article where they were talking about bht and bha, and how they can lead to cancer. Most of the pesticides and perservatives used in our food can give us cancer! In most countries these chemicals are illegal, but not in the usa!

I have not heard any politicians talk about this issue, or anything like it. Why would the USA do this to their people? Please, spread the word, let's stop this immediately!

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[Intense]

I stumbled across an article where they were talking about bht and bha, and how they can lead to cancer. Most of the pesticides and perservatives used in our food can give us cancer! In most countries these chemicals are illegal, but not in the usa!

I have not heard any politicians talk about this issue, or anything like it. Why would the USA do this to their people? Please, spread the word, let's stop this immediately!

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Are the BHA and BHT Preservatives in Our Food Making Us Sick? - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

 

[Intense]

What are Genetically Modified (GM) Foods?

Although "biotechnology" and "genetic modification" commonly are used interchangeably, GM is a special set of technologies that alter the genetic makeup of organisms such as animals, plants, or bacteria. Biotechnology, a more general term, refers to using organisms or their components, such as enzymes, to make products that include wine, cheese, beer, and yogurt.

Combining genes from different organisms is known as recombinant DNA technology, and the resulting organism is said to be "genetically modified," "genetically engineered," or "transgenic." GM products (current or those in development) include medicines and vaccines, foods and food ingredients, feeds, and fibers.

Locating genes for important traits—such as those conferring insect resistance or desired nutrients—is one of the most limiting steps in the process. However, genome sequencing and discovery programs for hundreds of organisms are generating detailed maps along with data-analyzing technologies to understand and use them.

In 2006, 252 million acres of transgenic crops were planted in 22 countries by 10.3 million farmers. The majority of these crops were herbicide- and insect-resistant soybeans, corn, cotton, canola, and alfalfa. Other crops grown commercially or field-tested are a sweet potato resistant to a virus that could decimate most of the African harvest, rice with increased iron and vitamins that may alleviate chronic malnutrition in Asian countries, and a variety of plants able to survive weather extremes.

On the horizon are bananas that produce human vaccines against infectious diseases such as hepatitis B; fish that mature more quickly; cows that are resistant to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease); fruit and nut trees that yield years earlier, and plants that produce new plastics with unique properties.

In 2006, countries that grew 97% of the global transgenic crops were the United States (53%), Argentina (17%), Brazil (11%), Canada (6%), India (4%), China (3%), Paraguay (2%) and South Africa (1%). Although growth is expected to plateau in industrialized nations, it is increasing in developing countries. The next decade will see exponential progress in GM product development as researchers gain increasing and unprecedented access to genomic resources that are applicable to organisms beyond the scope of individual projects.

Technologies for genetically modifying foods offer dramatic promise for meeting some of the 21st Century's greatest challenges. Like all new technologies, they also pose some risks, both known and unknown. Controversies surrounding GM foods and crops commonly focus on human and environmental safety, labeling and consumer choice, intellectual property rights, ethics, food security, poverty reduction, and environmental conservation (see GM Products: Benefits and Controversies, below).

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml

 

[Douger]

I stumbled across an article where they were talking about bht and bha, and how they can lead to cancer. Most of the pesticides and perservatives used in our food can give us cancer! In most countries these chemicals are illegal, but not in the usa!

I have not heard any politicians talk about this issue, or anything like it. Why would the USA do this to their people? Please, spread the word, let's stop this immediately!

article:
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Same reason they fluoridate your water, It's just business.
Google seed banks and then Georgia guide stones.
Your masters got what they wanted. You're dispensable now and nothing but a burden.

 

[Mad Scientist]

I stumbled across an article where they were talking about bht and bha, and how they can lead to cancer. Most of the pesticides and perservatives used in our food can give us cancer! In most countries these chemicals are illegal, but not in the usa!

I have not heard any politicians talk about this issue, or anything like it. Why would the USA do this to their people? Please, spread the word, let's stop this immediately!

article:
Edited

Same reason they fluoridate your water, It's just business.
Google seed banks and then Georgia guide stones.
Your masters got what they wanted. You're dispensable now and nothing but a burden.

We're all "useless eaters" now.

 

[waltky]

Oatmeal found to have pesticide residue...

FDA says pesticide residue found in 10 oatmeal items
Fri, May 27, 2016 - A random inspection by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month found 10 of 36 oatmeal products tested contained pesticide residues exceeding legal levels, including Quaker Oats products, the agency said yesterday.

The 10 were found to have glyphosate (pesticide) residue levels between 0.1 parts per million (ppm) and 1.8ppm, it said. They were “Old Fashioned Quaker Oats” and “Quaker Quick 1-minute Oats” sold at Carrefour Taiwan, Costco Wholesale Corp and RT-Mart, “Coach’s Oats” sold at RT-Mart, “Bob’s Red Mill Instant Rolled Oats” sold at Pacific Sogo Department Stores Co, “Fifty50 Hearty Cut Oatmeal” and “McCann’s Imported Irish Oatmeal” sold at City’super, “Australia Fine Oat Flakes” by Fuyuan Food sold at Wellcome Supermarket outlets and oatmeal by Fengyuan Food. “Among the items that failed the inspection, such as the products from Quaker Oats, several were products imported from other countries,” FDA Northern Center for Regional Administration official Wang Te-yuan said.

A Quaker Oats product from the US, left, found to contain pesticide residues exceeding the legally acceptable level is displayed yesterday in Taipei next to a Taiwanese Quaker Oats product which passed an inspection by Food and Drug Administration.​

The FDA said glyphosate is an herbicide often used in other countries, but because Taiwan does not produce oats, in the absence of a set maximum residue limits, zero tolerance applies to glyphosate residue in oatmeal products. For the inspections, the detection limit was set at 0.1ppm. The agency said that studies have suggested that animals can tolerate considerable exposure to glyphosate, and that it does not harm their nervous systems, but high exposure in rats has caused slight weight loss, enlargement of the liver and kidney inflammation. Glyphosate can be eliminated from the human body in urine and feces, it added.

The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has listed the substance in its list of Group 2A carcinogens — which means it is probably carcinogenic to humans. As of 10am yesterday, a total of 62,339kg of the products that failed the inspection have been removed from shelves or recalled, Wang said. The pulled items could have been sold in more than just the stores mentioned above. The companies involved could face fines ranging from NT$60,000 to NT$200 million (US$1,842 to US$6.14 million), Wang said.

FDA says pesticide residue found in 10 oatmeal items - Taipei Times