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Scientists Under Attack — Árpád Pusztai, a GMO Whistleblowing Hero!

Sunday, May 11, 2014 15:59

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By Dr. Michelle Kmiec

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

Dr. Árpád Pusztai (pronounced Poos-tie) is well known for his controversial discovery that GM potatoes actually cause damage to the intestines and immune systems of rats. In his now-famous words:

“If I had the choice I would certainly not eat it [GMO foods]. We are putting new things into food which have not been eaten before. The effects on the immune system are not easily predictable and I challenge anyone who will say that the effects are predictable… I find it’s very unfair to use our fellow citizens as guinea pigs”.

Sadly, but NOT surprisingly, after 36 years as a respected scientist at the Rowett Research Institute… his contract was not renewed.

But there is hope! In 2005, Pusztai received the Whistleblower Award from the German Section of the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) and the Federation of German Scientists (VDW).

In 2010, The Huffington Post did a piece on this amazing and brave Scientist, entitled “Anniversary of a Whistleblowing Hero”. According to reporter Jeffrey Smith:

“He [Pusztai] had been an enthusiastic supporter of genetic engineering, working on cutting edge safety research with genetically modified (GM) foods. But to his surprise, his experiments showed that GM foods were inherently dangerous. When he relayed his concerns during a short television interview in the UK, things got ugly. With support from the highest levels of government, biotech defenders quickly mobilized a coordinated attack campaign trying to distort and cover up the evidence…

“In the years since this controversy, Dr. Pusztai has given more than 200 lectures around the world on GMOs. He has been commissioned by the German government, academic publications, and others to do comprehensive analyses of GMO safety studies. In 2005, he received the Whistleblower Award from the Federation of German Scientists (VDW). And in 2009, he and his wife, Dr. Susan Bardocz – also an expert on GMO safety and formerly of the Rowett Institute – were presented with the Stuttgart Peace Prize for their tireless advocacy for independent risk research, as well as their courage, scientific integrity, and their undaunted insistence on the public’s right to know the truth”.

In another article, “GMO Researchers Attacked, Evidence Denied and a Population at Risk“, Jeffrey Smith continues:

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