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10 Reasons We Don't Need GM Foods

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With the cost of food recently skyrocketing – hitting not just shoppers but the poor and hungry in the developing world – genetically modified (GM) foods are once again being promoted as the way to feed the world. But this is little short of a confidence trick. Far from needing more GM foods, there are urgent reasons why we need to ban them altogether. Find out more.

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This site replaces the one forced off the web by 14 months of cyber attacks. Our last site was also downed by legal threats. Read our back story and about our battle to cut through the web of deceit over GM crops. Keep up to date with all the latest news via our daily, weekly or monthly email bulletins. And don't forget to check out our sister site - GMWatch SpinProfiles, and the banGMfood campaign.

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Myth Busting - behind the hype

Do GM crops match the hype?

The GM industry has not marketed a single GM crop with enhanced nutrition, drought-tolerance, salt-tolerance or any of the other "beneficial" traits long-promised by the industry.
Disease-tolerant GM crops are practically non-existent.
There are no commercially available GM crops designed for biofuels.
None of the GM crops on the market are modified for increased yield potential.
Some studies show GM crops actually reduce yield.
Despite this reality, there's a mania for GM crops in some circles.
This uncritical enthusiasm is fostered by sophisticated and well-funded public relations and by a desire for silver bullet solutions to complex problems.