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===== Prominent GMO Critics ===== ==== Environmental claims ==== * [[Charles Benbrook|Charles Benbrook]]: chief scientist of the Organic Center in Oregon, wrote a much-quoted paper claiming that transgenic crops increase pesticide use. * [[Food and Water Watch|Food and Water Watch]]: NGO interested in a range of topics including not only GMOs but irradiation and nanotechnology. Recent campaigns include activism on AquaBounty's transgenic salmon. * [[Greenpeace|Greenpeace]] has released several popular-level reports critical of transgenics. * [[John Losey|John Losey]]: researched the potential for monarch butterfly caterpillars to be harmed by transgenic Bt-expressing pollen. * [[David Suzuki|David Suzuki]]: a respected scientist and science communicator until his retirement in 2001, has made public statements against GM foods. * [[Nassim Taleb|Nassim Taleb]]: an economist interested in the Precautionary Principle. * [[Union of Concerned Scientists|Union of Concerned Scientists]]: best known for their report, “Failure to Yield”. === [[Luiz Zobiole|Luiz Zobiole]] === researched mineral uptake in Roundup Ready plants. ==== Health claims ==== === [[Mike Adams|Mike Adams]] (Natural News) === the “Health Ranger”, runs a website dedicated to alternative medicine and conspiracy theories. === [[Mark Bittman|Mark Bittman]] === food journalist and NY Times columnist, has written several anti-GM articles. === [[Thomas Bohn|Thomas Bohn]] (Bøhn) === wrote a paper on glyphosate contamination of GM soybeans. === [[Judy Carman|Judy Carman]] === wrote a study on GM feed and pigs. === [[Consumers Union|Consumers Union]] === publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, which has recently come out as anti-GM. === [[Z El-Shamei|Z El-Shamei]] === wrote a paper describing minor cellular-level differences in rats fed GM feed. === [[ENSSER|ENSSER]] (European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility) === best known for their statement on a lack of scientific consensus for GM safety. === [[Environmental Working Group|Environmental Working Group]] === most famous for their annual “Dirty Dozen” report on pesticide residues, but they also have multiple other consumer reports. === [[Vani Hari|Vani Hari]] (Food Babe) === has a popular blog questioning the safety of GM products and many other standard food practices. === [[Don Huber|Don Huber]] === claimed to have isolated a new pathogen associated with glyphosate. === [[Samuel Leblanc & Aziz Aris|Samuel Leblanc & Aziz Aris]] === claimed to have found Bt toxin in pregnant women and in fetuses. === [[Manuela Malatesta|Manuela Malatesta]] === claimed to have found cellular-level differences in mice fed GE soy. === [[Joseph Mercola|Joseph Mercola]] === an alternative-medicine web entrepreneur. === [[Belin Mezzomo|Belin Mezzomo]] === was popularly portrayed as having shown that Bt toxin causes leukemia. === [[Mehmet Oz|Mehmet Oz]] (Dr. Oz) === a surgeon and TV doctor who is outspoken about GMOs as well as many alternative therapies. === [[Arpad Puszta|Arpad Pusztai]] === was portrayed as having shown that GE potatoes have mysterious harmful effects not linked to the proteins they produce. === [[Stephanie Seneff|Stephanie Seneff]] === blames glyphosate for “most of the diseases and conditions associated with a Western diet.” === [[Gilles-Eric Seralini|Gilles-Eric Seralini]] (Séralini) === has written many anti-GM papers. His most famous one involved photographing rats with huge tumors. === [[Jeffrey Smith|Jeffrey Smith]] (Institute for Responsible Technology) === most famous for “Seeds of Deception” and “Genetic Roulette”. === [[Sándor Spisák|Sándor Spisák]] === did not actually study transgenics, but has been used by anti-GMO activists because he is believed to have found that DNA from our food can wind up in our bloodstream. === [[Siriporn Thongprakaisang|Siriporn Thongprakaisang]] === researched a possible link between glyphosate and breast cancer. ==== Socioeconomic Claims ==== === [[Bill Freese|Bill Freese]] === of the Center for Food Safety, wrote a paper on regulation of transgenics. === [[GMWatch|GMWatch]] === is an organization that publishes many anti-GM works and promotes conspiratorial origins for pro-GM organizations. === [[Michael Pollan|Michael Pollan]] === food writer famous for “The Omnivore's Dilemma”, “Botany of Desire”, “In Defense of Food”, “Food Rules”, and other works; advocates policy changes. === [[Vandana Shiva|Vandana Shiva]] === an ecofeminist and public figure who is interested in “Terminator genes” and Indian farmer suicides. ==== Multiple Claims ==== === [[John Fagan & Michael Antoniou|John Fagan & Michael Antoniou]] (Earth Open Source) === best known for the book “GMO Myths and Truths”. === [[Mae-Wan Ho|Mae-Wan Ho]] (Institute of Science in Society, ISIS) === most famous for the “800+ scientists against GMOs” letter, but has written several other anti-GM pieces. === [[Organic Consumers Association|Organic Consumers Association]] (Millions against Monsanto, Ronnie Cummins) === best known for their project Millions against Monsanto, but have many other campaigns. === [[Henry Rowlands|Henry Rowlands]] (Sustainable Pulse, GMO Evidence, GMO Seralini, GMO Carman, Global GMO Free Coalition, GM Watch) === is primarily known for running anti-GM websites. === [[Thierry Vrain|Thierry Vrain]] === a retired plant and animal scientist, known for his TED talk about GMOs. ===== Prominent GMO Advocates ===== * See also [[http://wiki.skeptiforum.org/wiki/Scientific_Literature_Supporting_the_Scientific_Consensus|**Scientific Literature Supporting the Scientific Consensus**]] ==== Environmental Claims ==== === [[Jian Duan|Jian Duan]] === a USDA entomologist who performed a meta-analysis of transgenic Bt's effects on honeybees. ==== Health Claims ==== === [[Chelsea Snell|Chelsea Snell]] === her review focused only on GMO feeding trials that were multigenerational and/or long-term. === [[Alison van Eenennaam|Alison van Eenennaam]] === reviewed scientific literature on the effect of GMOs on livestock health, dating from the introduction of GMOs. ==== Multiple Claims ==== === [[European Commission|European Commission]] === reviewed only EU-funded research on GMOs. === [[National Research Council|National Research Council]] === provided comprehensive examinations of GMO use in the United States. === [[Alessandro Nicolia|Alessandro Nicolia]] === reviewed all available literature on GMO environmental and health safety. ===== ToDo ===== === [[Center for Food Safety|Center for Food Safety]] === * [[http://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2013/11/12/center-for-food-safety-urges-food-and-drug-administration-to-exclude-gmos-from-definition-of-natural/|Center for Food Safety urges FDA to exclude GMOs from definition of ‘natural’]] * [[http://www.civilbeat.com/2014/04/21937-taking-root-a-rising-voice-in-hawaiis-gmo-politics/|Taking Root: A Rising Voice in Hawaii’s GMO Politics]]
