the end kiwi looks really fresh.

What is the number on his back?

When do you think he got imported?

Should we notify the authorities?

And that's what happens when you start putting human genes in food.

Soylent Green - thats one of my fav films never thought it would be coming true

**mr Honey please could you not put any more pictures of that sort - i feel sick and afraid to look at any more posts, i have zero tolerance for small furry creatures.

i dont get it... wats that a picture of????

"Seraphim" wrote:

i dont get it... wats that a picture of????

kiwi's.

The nickname for Nwe Zealanders.

and what is it with Soylent Green?

Never heard of it til about two days or so ago, now that is the second time it has been mentioned to me since. pretty unrelated discussions aswell.

Probably have to watch it some day.

Quote:

[size=18]GMO corn causes liver, kidney problems in rats: study[/size]

PARIS (Reuters) - Environmental group Greenpeace launched a fresh attack on genetically modified maize developed by U.S. biotech giant Monsanto, saying on Tuesday that rats fed on one version developed liver and kidney problems.

Greenpeace said a study it had commissioned that was published in the journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Technology showed rats fed for 90 days on Monsanto's MON863 maize showed "signs of toxicity" in the liver and kidneys.

"It is the first time that independent research, published in a peer-reviewed journal, has proved that a GMO authorized for human consumption presents signs of toxicity," Arnaud Apoteker, a spokesman for Greenpeace France said in a statement.

Campaigners against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) say that genetic modification technology is unproven and potentially dangerous and that GMO crops can contaminate other crops.

The industry says the technology offers vast potential benefits, poses no health risk and has never been shown to contaminate other crops.

"All the experts agree that the maize in question is as safe as traditional maize," Yann Fichet, director external relations for Monsanto France told France's TF1 television.

[b]He said the maize had been authorized in more than 10 countries and in the European Union but he declined to comment specifically on the allegations raised by Greenpeace.[/b]

MON863 is a form of maize genetically modified to make it resistant to corn rootworm. It has been authorized by the European Union for use in animal feed since 2005 and for human consumption since January 2006.

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That bitmin bold is a little scary.

"Bliss" wrote:

but then i realised that eating meat is part of our religion and we do have to eat meat at some part of our life .

Really?

"Dawud" wrote:

"Bliss" wrote:

but then i realised that eating meat is part of our religion and we do have to eat meat at some part of our life .

Really?

i think maybe she meant we are not allowed to make haraam on ourselves what Allah has made halaal. therefore muslims are not encouraged to become vegetarians. not sure if it's banned outright though.

but what we often forget is that in the Quran the meat prescribed for muslims is described as 'halaalan [b]tayyiban[/b]'. the second part of that is usually not paid much heed to nowadays. around the time when the whole BSE issue was going on, it came out that cows were being fed scraps of other animals. we've stopped having british beef ever since because even if its zabeehah is done in the halaal manner, it may not be tayyib. my family isn't eating chicken at the moment either because of bird flu, safer to stay away till it dies down properly.