Infertility Gene in GMO CornCatherine J. Frompovich, Contributor Would you believe that the United States is the only industrialized country in the world that does not permit the labeling of GMOs for either fresh or processed foods? However, 14 states have legislation introduced regarding GMO labeling that seems to be going nowhere fast. In 2005 Alaska passed a biotech seafood labeling law. Alaskan Governor Frank Murkowski recently signed into law Senate Bill 25 which is the United States first law for labeling genetically engineered food. [4] Interestingly, Michael Hansen, a senior scientist with Consumers Union says, If companies say genetic engineering is fine, then OK lets label it and let the consumers make their own decisions. So what are the biotechs afraid of? So whats the history on GMOs? Well, back on June 16, 1980, the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals stated: And then held: That monumental ruling became the genesis of the genetically modified organism industry that seemingly has gotten out of hand since life in any form should not be patented. One unthinkable question that begs to be asked, I think, is: If consumers eat a biotech companys GM products, can that company then sue consumers for infringing upon their patent(s), as Monsanto does with farmers whose fields are contaminated with GMO pollens, even though farmers do not plant Monsanto GM seeds? This question also begs to be asked: Can, at some future point in time, biotech companies claim ownership of consumers bodies and their children since consumers are eating their proprietary patented products? Personally, I think that is a legal issue that should be answered by the U.S. Supreme Court before any more GMO products are forced down consumers unwitting throats. Additionally, there are major concerns and/or problems that GMOs seem to be having on the environment, restructuring age-old farming practices, economic factors especially in developing countries, serious issues about and the flagrant disregard for self-determination and freedom of choice, and lastbut far from leasthuman health. Perhaps the most insidious aspect of GMO crop technology is the fact that GM seeds and plants have been programmed to withstand inordinate amounts of herbicide spraying during the growing season. Herbicide spraying contaminates crops with more pesticides than ever before due to crop abilities to withstand pesticide saturation. We know the dramatic health problems herbicides and pesticides cause, but we really dont know the health problems GMOs will cause. However, the CRIIGEN rat study confirms cancerous tumors! We do know GMOs are endocrine disruptors; they produce new protein coatings that have never been seen, plus mutations occur in the gene splicing process. What will that cause? However, the most insidious of all, I think, is the Epicyte gene patented in 2001, which can prevent human conception. It was contraceptive corn developed by the biotech company Epicyte, which Monsanto and DuPont bought out and subsequently commercialized the Epicyte gene. What that gene does is creates human antibodies that attack sperm. So, in essence, what they came up with according to the then Epicyte president Mitch Hein was, a hothouse filled with corn plants that make anti-sperm antibodies. [2] What that contraceptive Epicyte gene does is rather amazing insofar as it induces a females body to make antibodies that attack sperm after coitus. Do consumers know they will get that freebee after eating GM Epicyte-gene-laden corn? How does that fit in with the eaters philosophical or religious belief system? Why isnt the Roman Catholic Church backing away from GM food since GM food apparently is a contraceptive that flies in the face of that churchs very dogma on contraception and life? According to the Catholic News Service December 1, 2010: Now its time, Id say, for food-buying U.S. consumers to have their say, since everyone else apparently has made known their mandates, especially the U.S. FDA. On May 26, 1992 the Furthermore, That last statement just may be the biggest fib of all. How come other food processing techniques are identified on labels, e.g., Pasteurized, Homogenized, Freeze-dried, Smoked, Gluten-free, Frozen, Vacuum-packed, Organic, etc.? Isnt it about time that U.S. consumers really know what they are eating? References: Catherine J Frompovich (website) is a retired natural nutritionist who earned advanced degrees in Nutrition and Holistic Health Sciences, Certification in Orthomolecular Theory and Practice plus Paralegal Studies. Her work has been published in national and airline magazines since the early 1980s. Catherine authored numerous books on health issues along with co-authoring papers and monographs with physicians, nurses, and holistic healthcare professionals. She has been a consumer healthcare researcher 35 years and counting. Catherines latest book, A Cancer Answer, Holistic BREAST Cancer Management, A Guide to Effective Non-Toxic Treatments, is available on Amazon.com and as a Kindle eBook. Two of Catherines more recent books on Amazon.com are Our Chemical Lives And The Hijacking Of Our DNA, A Probe Into Whats Probably Making Us Sick (2009) and Lord, How Can I Make It Through Grieving My Loss, An Inspirational Guide Through the Grieving Process (2008). 