THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL’SGMO NEWSPEAK

How IFIC* Trains Junk Food Companies Like Coca-Cola and Mars to Hide the Truth About GMOs

*scientific without the science

2 6 %

Just…

of Americans know they’re eating genetically engineered foods.

93%want to know if our food has been genetically engineered.

What is the truth about GMOs that is so bad it has to be hidden like the protein source in Soylent Green?

THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL’S GMO NEWSPEAK

LACK OF SAFETY-TESTING ISEVIDENCE OF SAFETY

“Bioengineered foods have been consumed for close to 20 years, and during that time, no overt

consequences on human health have been reported and/or substantiated in the peer-reviewed

literature.”

“To better characterize the potential harms of bioengineered foods, the AMA believes that

pre-market safety assessment should shift from a voluntary notification process to a

mandatory requirement.”

…because GM foods have not been properly tested for human consumption, and because there is ample evidence of probable harm, the AAEM asks:

• Physicians to educate their patients, the medical community, and the public to avoid GM foods when possible and provide educational materials concerning GM foods and health risks.

Consumers deserve the right to know about GMOs and decide whether or not to eat novel

foods that haven’t been safety tested.

THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL’S GMO NEWSPEAK

“Consuming foods produced through biotechnology is safe for children and women who are pregnant or nursing.”

THE FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION’S GMO NEWSPEAK

LACK OF PREMARKET SAFETY TESTING ISFOOD ADDITIVE SAFETY

Genetically engineered DNA survives in our bodies and is passed on to our children before birth.

“The fetus is considered to be highly susceptible to the adverse effects of xenobiotics [chemicals found in an organism which are not normally produced or expected to be present in it]. This is because environmental agents could disrupt the biological events that are required to ensure normal growth and development. Pesticide-associated genetically modified foods are among the xenobiotics that have recently emerged and extensively entered the human food chain, paving the way for a new field of multi-disciplinary research, combining human reproduction, toxicology and nutrition, but not as yet explored. Generated data will help regulatory agencies responsible for the protection of human health to make better decisions. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether pregnant women are exposed to pesticide-associated genetically modified foods and whether these toxicants cross the placenta to reach the fetus.”

“Cry1Ab toxin was detected in 93% and 80% of maternal and fetal blood samples.”

“The Cry1Ab toxin is an insecticidal protein produced by the naturally occurring soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. The gene (truncated cry1Ab gene) encoding this insecticidal protein was genetically transformed into maize genome to produce a transgenic insect-resistant plant (Bt-maize; MON810) and, thereby, provide specific protection against Lepidoptera infestation.

“The Cry toxins (protoxins) produced by GM crops are solubilized and activated to Cry toxins by gut proteases of susceptible insect larvae. Activated toxin binds to specific receptors localized in the midgut epithelial cells, invading the cell membrane and forming cation-selective ion channels that lead to the disruption of the epithelial barrier and larval death by osmotic cell lysis.

Aris A, Leblanc S. Maternal and fetal exposure to pesticides associated to genetically modified foods in Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. Reprod Toxicol (2011), doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.02.004

93%

80%

Label GMOs and let us choose.

THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL’S GMO NEWSPEAK

LESS NUTRITION IS MORE NUTRITION

www.foodinsight.org/foodbioguide.aspxFood Biotechnology: A Communicator’s Guide to Improving Understanding

Foods From Crops & Animals Raised Using Biotechnology

• Sweet Corn• Papaya• Dairy Products• Food ingredients

• Sweeteners (e.g. corn syrup, sugar)

• Vegetable oils• Corn starch• Soy protein• And more

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THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL’S GMO NEWSPEAK

MORE PESTICIDES IS LESS PESTICIDES

Herbicides used to be sprayed around your food. Now, they’re sprayed on your food.

Genetically engineered crops have led to an increase in overall pesticide use by 404 million pounds from

the time they were introduced in 1996 through 2011.

Insecticides used to be sprayed on your food. Now, they’re produced by your food.

If given the choice, half of us wouldn’t eat GMOs.

Why the International Food Information Council has to hide the truth about GMOs:

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Alexis Baden-MayerPolitical Director

Organic Consumers Associationalexis@organicconsumers.org