A study on the effect of long-term consumption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by rats has France calling for a major investigation into GMOs. Findings from the study show evidence that there is a connection between GMO crops and tumors, as well as organ damage. The French agriculture minister is now asking European authorities to abandon the use of GMO crops, and the French government is calling for a health agency investigation.
The study that provoked concern from French Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll was conducted by Gilles-Eric Seralini of the University of Caen in France and utilized the Monsanto seed variety known as NK603, made tolerant to the company’s own Roundup, a herbicide.
The rats were found to have an abundance of tumors and experienced damage to both the kidneys and liver....