Book Recommendation

Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of Deception is publishing a new book. Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods will be availabe in January 2007.

According to Sheep! magazine:

[Smith] looks into potent health risks of genetically modified foods and shows how current safety assesments aren't competent to protect consumers from the dangers.

For example, Dr. Kirk Azevedo, a former Monsanto employee thinks prion diseases like "mad cow" could be linked to genetically engineered cotton.

Some GM cotton contans not just the "Roundup Ready" gene, but also extra proteins created during the gene insertion process. Scientists have found that DNA damage during genetic modification is far more extensive than previously thought. GM crops commonly create unintended proteins, alter existing protein levels, and even change the components and shape the proteins created by the inserted gene.

Caveat emptor - let the buyer beware. Know where your food comes from and how it is produced.