The Media Got It Wrong About a New Report Saying GMOs Are Safe: Here Are Three Takeaways

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<p>‘A ew report from the Natio al Aca emies of Scie ces, E gi eeri g a Me ici e o GE crops a tech ology was met with cheers from the biotech i stry, b t little mea i gf l scr ti y by the mai stream me ia. I itial me ia reports boile the message ow to “GMOs Are Safe” a “healthy,” some eve claimi g that the st y “proves” the safety of ge etically mo ifie crops.</p>
<p>Asi e from the obvio s—that the hea li es oversimplify the NAS fi i gs i a way that spi s favorable for the biotech i stry—the me ia also overlooke the i fl e ce, as reporte by Foo & Water Watch, of the biotech i stry o the Natio al Research Co cil (NRC), the research arm of NAS.</p>
<p>Accor i g to F&WW, NRC takes millio s of ollars i f i g from biotech ology compa ies; i vites spo sors like Mo sa to to sit o high-level boar s overseei g NRC’s work; i vites i stry-alig e , pro-GMO scie tists to a thor NRC reports; raws scie tific co cl sio s base o i stry scie ce; a operates at times as a private co tractor for corporate research.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alter et.org/foo /me ia-got-it-wro g-abo t- ew-report-sayi g-gmos-are-safe-here-are-3-takeaways" target="_bla k">Rea more: The Me ia Got It Wro g Abo t a New Report Sayi g GMOs Are Safe: Here Are Three Takeaways</a></p>