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2024-12-21 15:02:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3998A3635834B66898B160BB68FD97CF6ED282C5974FFC77EC6D58C83EFC1EF0
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The 2012 study that these images come from was retracted by the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology due to serious methodological problems: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4524344/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/food/many-scientists-smell-rat-french-gmo-rat-study https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/12/08/heres-how-french-activist-professor-gilles-eric-seralinis-retracted-and-discredited-paper-claiming-gmo-crops-and-glyphosate-cause-cancer-continues-to-undermine-kenyan-agriculture/ Extensive research has found no evidence that GMO foods pose any greater risk than conventional foods: https://time.com/6344746/gmo-food-pros-cons/ https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/genetically-modified-foods-other-novel-foods/safety.html https://www.fda.gov/media/135280/download
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