May 27, 2009 - ...food and democracy. Science in Society 43 (to appear). 2. Euro News online poll on GM food and farming 17 April 2009, http://www.euronews.net/news/you/ 3. “EU to ‘reflect’ on Germany’s GM maize ban”, EU Business, 15 April 2009, http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239807722.48 4. “The world from Berlin: ‘There was no reason to accept the risks of GM corn’” Spiegel Online 15 April 2009, http://www.congoo.com/news/2009April15/World-Berlin-Reason-Accept-Risks 5. “Monsanto sues Germany over GM corn ban”, DW-World.DE, 22 April 2009, http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4196705,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf 6. “German court rejects Monsanto plea to end GMO maize ban” Reuters, May 5 2009 http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKL558166220090505?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 7. “Brussels makes a sixth warning over environment” FOCUS News Agency,...
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The food we choose to eat, how it is produced, and how much is wasted, will determine whether or not we meet the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Food systems generate at least 25% of human GHG emissions, including methane and nitrous oxides. We must now transition to net carbon sequestration, and away from unsustainable land clearing, water extraction, soil wastage, fish depletion and other impacts. This will involve changing our diets.
Strong evidence shows that diets rich in diverse plant-based foods and far less animal products, have both health and environmental benefits, particularly when combined with shifts to sustainable agriculture. However, current trends are the opposite. Worldwide increasing consumption of meat, dairy, sugar and processed foods will double emissions by 2050, contributing to irreversible climate tipping points and the decline and collapse of agriculture, and society, as we know it. In Australia, the average adult diet generates over 4 tonnes of GHG, eight times the sustainable limit. National Dietary Guidelines need to reflect these issues.
Doctors everywhere are in a strong position to bring about change, advocating diets that are healthier both for patients and for the planet.
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US Opposition to GMOs Gathers Momentu
June 25, 2009 - Scientists and physicians in the heartland of genetic modification are alerting policy-makers and the public to the dangers of GM crops. Prof Peter Saunders We thank the Institute of Science in Society http://www.i-sis.org.uk for Permission to reproduce this ISIS Report by Professor Peter Saunders http://www.i-sis.org.uk/US_Opposition_to_GMOs.php This is a good news article.The Obama administration is listening whereas the Bush administration would not-Editor Safety and agronomic performance under fire Great upheavals may be afoot in the United States, the world’s leader in genetic modification (GM), and biggest producer of GM crops. Within the past several months, doctors have issued a strong statement...
Scientists Concerned For Academic Freedom over GM foods
November 25, 2009 - ...and Traavik, T, letter, Nature Biotechnology 25 (12), p1356, http://www.bioscienceresource.org/commentaries/article.php?id=16; http://www.gmfreecymru.org/pivotal_papers/rottweiler.htm ; http://www.woz.ch/artikel/inhalt/2007/nr44/Wissen/15584.html ; http://www.gmfreecymru.org/pivotal_papers/involvement_ermakova.htm Ironically the same learned journals are decrying the vilification of independent researchers by pro-GM scientists. See “GM crops: Battlefield” by Emily Waltz, Nature 2009, 461, 27-32, http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090902/full/461027a.html?s=news_rss 5. On academic freedom, the Australian Academy of Science wrote as follows, in a submission to a Senate Committee Inquiry into academic freedom. “1. Science makes the most significant advances in an atmosphere of free and critical discussion. Therefore, academic freedom is of crucial importance, particularly in research at universities, institutes and CSIRO. 2. Governments and their representatives...
Argentina’s Roundup Human Tragedy
November 17, 2010 - ...court rulings forcing Monsanto to withdraw advertising claims that Roundup is biodegradable and environmentally friendly [19, 20]. Long list of peer-reviewed studies document glyphosate toxicities In reality, the research of Carrasco’s team is the latest in a long list of peer-reviewed studies showing dangers to health and the environment from glyphosate. Many of these studies are collected in a new report co-authored by nine international scientists [21], “GM Soy: Sustainable? Responsible”. The report challenges claims of sustainability for GM soy and the glyphosate herbicide on which it relies. Published by GLS Bank, Germany and ARGE Gentechnik-frei, Austria’s GM-free industry association,...
Ban the use of artificial food additives in children’s food and drinks?
April 30, 2008 - ...inadequacy of classical toxicology and risk assessment techniques to address the problems of accurately predicting the potential health effects of chronic low dose exposure to these mixtures of chemicals, many of which have their maximal impact upon the developing fetus. Professor Howard’s research group has conducted its own research into mixtures of food additives and demonstrated that they can have a toxicity which is more than simply additive [2]. ISDE (www.isde.org) is an NGO representing some 30,000 medical doctors worldwide who are concerned in the effect of the environment on health. It is recognized by the World Health Organization and...
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