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Risk associated with GMO foods

Written on 02 June 2020.

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By Bruce Thomson, Veterinarian and Pilates instructor
Updated Monday, 15 June 2020

Picture: desiccated potato plants prior to harvest (picture from Wikipedia - this crop was in the UK)

I haven't always been an organic food advocate but I am now. I changed my mind when I found out about the use of Roundup weedkiller on wheat shortly before harvest.

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This is not the only use of crop desiccants at harvest time. Is it really a good idea to spray weedkiller on something that you are going to eat?

Here's a list of crops that often have dessciant sprays before harvesting:

Grains such as barley, oats, rice, millet and wheat
Flax
Cotton
Legumes including beans, lentils, peas, and soybeans
Maize (corn)
Mustard
Oilseed such as canola, linseed, rapeseed, safflower, sunflower, and soy
Potato
Sugarcane
Sunflower

The companies that sell crop desiccant products make too much money from the practice for their advice to be 100% trusted. I'm not saying they are dishonest. I'm saying it's a good idea to get a second opinion. Here is a link to a video interview between neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter and Jeffrey Smith, director of the Institute for responsible technology:-

Video interview about Roundup and Genetically modified organisms (GMO's)