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2024-11-24 13:52:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EDF470B0AAE0B7AB982870706C9F7B94548199A3782FA74728C767DE6D9F124A
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The rat study above is based on a disputed study by Gilles-Eric Séralini, which claimed that GMO corn and the herbicide Roundup caused tumors in rats. This study has been severely criticized and was eventually retracted due to significant methodological flaws. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/food/many-scientists-smell-rat-french-gmo-rat-study https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-gmo-20131129-story.html https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/09/19/161424735/as-scientists-question-new-rat-study-gmo-debate-rages-on https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2910 https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/glyphosate https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10395250/
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