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Study: EPA-approved GMO insecticide responsible for killing bees

Study: EPA-approved GMO insecticide responsible for killing bees | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Another reason to eat organic: a dangerous pesticide has been confirmed to kill honeybees. This toxin is entering our environment through factory farming methods.

 

A recent study showed that this EPA-approved GMO insecticide is responsible for killing off honeybees, which is a serious threat to the food supply. This chemical is also helping contaminate the entire food chain...

Tania Calonge's comment, November 11, 2014 3:26 PM
Pese a las ventajas que proporcionan los organismos transgénicos para poder ser resistentes a plagas o a factores ambientales, esa manipulación genética no siempre resulta del todo beneficiosa y puede llegar a tener consecuencias dramáticas. Por ello, la regulación de los organimos transgénicos y su control antes de salir al mercado, es fundamental.
Tania Calonge's curator insight, November 20, 2014 10:15 AM

Pese a las ventajas que proporcionan los organismos transgénicos para poder ser resistentes a plagas o a factores ambientales, esa manipulación genética no siempre resulta del todo beneficiosa y puede llegar a tener consecuencias dramáticas. Por ello, la regulación de los organimos transgénicos y su control antes de salir al mercado, es fundamental.

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Are Your Organics Truly Organic?

Are Your Organics Truly Organic? | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Do you buy organic? Ever been curious whether you are getting what you pay for? Unfortunately, sometimes you aren't getting exactly what you think...

 

“Grated organic cheese, for example, contains wood starch to prevent clumping. Organic beer can be made from non-organic hops. Organic mock duck contains a synthetic ingredient that gives it an authentic, stringy texture.”

 

"Three years ago, U.S. Department of Agriculture employees determined that synthetic additives in organic baby formula violated federal standards and should be banned from a product carrying the federal organic label."

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