Our specialists are especially proud of their potatoes, which kill Colorado potato beetles. For environmentalists, it is also the main irritant. Experts say that when rats eat transgenic potatoes, a change in blood composition occurs, a change in size internal organs, and also pathologies appear in significantly more than when eating regular potatoes.

9 cotton lines

The following are widely grown: soybeans, corn, rapeseed and cotton.

According to Rospotrebnadzor of the Russian Federation, in 2004, compared to 2003, three times more samples (12,956 samples) of food raw materials and food products were examined for the presence of genetically modified sources (GMI). Largest quantity samples containing GMI in absolute values ​​were identified in 2004 in meat products - 946 (in 2003 - 272) and in “other” products based on plant proteins - 466 (in 2003 - 129). GMIs were found in small quantities in bakery and flour and cereal products (44 samples), poultry and poultry products (29 samples), baby food(13 samples) and canned food (13 samples).

In general, foods containing GMOs can be divided into three categories:

1. Products containing GM ingredients (mainly transgenic corn and soybeans). These additives are added to food products as structuring, sweetening, coloring agents, and also as substances that increase protein content.

2. Products of processing of transgenic raw materials (for example, soy curd, soy milk, chips, cornflakes, tomato paste).

3. Transgenic vegetables and fruits, and soon, possibly, animals directly consumed as food.

It is also useful to remember the names of some companies that, according to the state register, supply GM raw materials to their clients in Russia or are producers themselves:

Central Soya Protein Group, Denmark;

BIOSTAR TRADE LLC, St. Petersburg;

CJSC "Universal", Nizhny Novgorod;

Monsanto Co., USA;

"Protein Technologies International Moscow", Moscow;

LLC "Agenda", Moscow;

JSC "ADM-Food Products", Moscow;

JSC "GALA", Moscow;

ZAO Belok, Moscow;

Dera Food Technology N.V., Moscow;

Herbalife International of America, USA;

OY FINNSOYPRO LTD, Finland;

LLC "Salon Sport-Service", Moscow;

When purchasing products in a store, labels can indirectly determine the likelihood of GMO content in the product. If the label states that the product was made in the USA and contains soy, corn, canola or potatoes, there is a very high chance that it contains GM components.

Most soy-based products produced outside of Russia and not in the United States can also be transgenic. If the label proudly says “vegetable protein,” it is most likely soy and very likely transgenic.

GMOs can often be hidden behind E indexes. However, this does not mean that all E supplements contain GMOs or are transgenic. You just need to know which E can, in principle, contain GMOs or their derivatives.

This is, first of all, soy lecithin or lecithin E 322: binds water and fats together and is used as a fatty element in milk formulas, cookies, chocolate, riboflavin (B2) otherwise known as E 101 and E 101A, can be produced from GM microorganisms. It is added to cereals, soft drinks, baby food and weight loss products. Caramel (E 150) and xanthan (E 415) can also be produced from GM grains.

Other additives that may contain GM components: E 153, E 160d, E 161c, E 308-9, E-471, E 472a, E 473, E 475, E 476b, E 477, E479a, E 570, E 572, E 573, E 620, E 621, E 622, E 633, E 624, E 625, E951.

Sometimes the names of additives are indicated on the labels only in words; you also need to be able to navigate them. Let's look at the most common components.

Soybean Oil: Used in sauces, spreads, cakes and deep-fried foods in fat form to add extra flavor and quality. Vegetable oil or vegetable fats: most often found in cookies, tightly fried foods such as chips. Maltodextrin: A type of starch that acts as a "priming agent" used in baby foods, powdered soups, and powdered desserts.

Glucose or glucose syrup: a sugar that can be produced from corn starch, used as a sweetener. Found in drinks, desserts and fast food.

Dextrose: Like glucose, it can be produced from cornstarch. Used in cakes, chips and cookies to achieve a brown color. Also used as a sweetener in high-energy sports drinks.

Aspartame, aspasvit, aspamix: The sweetener, which can be produced using a GM bacterium, is restricted for use in a number of countries and is reported to have many complaints, mainly related to blackout syndrome, from consumers in the United States. Aspartame is found in carbonated water, diet sodas, chewing gum, ketchups, etc.

Many people believe that the label “modified starch” on a product means that the product contains GMOs. This even led to the fact that in 2002, the Legislative Assembly of the Perm Region, at its meeting, included yoghurts with modified starch in the list of GM products illegally distributed in the region. In fact, modified starch is produced chemically without the use of genetic engineering. But starch itself may be of genetically engineered origin if it was obtained from GM corn or GM potatoes.

During the inspection, the highest percentage of GM soybeans was found in boiled “Traditional Veal” sausage produced by the Cherkizovsky plant. GMIs were most often found in the products of the same manufacturer, as well as in the products of the company “DHV S” (trademark “Rollton”).

Among the manufacturers whose products contain GMOs were also:

LLC "Daria - semi-finished products";

LLC "Meat processing plant "Klinsky"";

MPZ "Tagansky";

MPZ "Campomos";

CJSC "Vichunai";

MLM-RA LLC;

Tolsto-Products LLC;

Ostankino MPK;

LLC "Sausage plant "Bogatyr"";

Rose Marie Ltd. LLC;

ML "Mikoyanovsky";

OJSC "Tsaritsyno";

OJSC Lianozovo Sausage Plant.

Our favorite dumplings also turned out to be genetically modified, and specifically: “Dumplings without haste, pork and beef”, “Daria classic dumplings”, GMOs were found in “Tasty beef steaks”.

GMO - genetically modified products:

List of genetically modified products:

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are being developed as biological weapons, a means of curbing population growth and a means of undermining the food security of countries.

So, first on the list:

Lipton tea

Coffee "Nescafe"

Modified coffee is now actively grown by the Nescafe company. So far, large plantations of this type of coffee are grown only in Vietnam.

List of GMOs:

Manufacturing company Unilever

Brooke Bond (tea)

Conversation (tea)

Calve (mayonnaise, ketchup)

Rama (oil)

Pyshka (margarine)

Delmi (mayonnaise, yogurt, margarine)

Algida (ice cream)

Knorr (seasonings)

Manufacturing company Nestle

Nescafe (coffee and milk)

Maggi (soups, broths, mayonnaise, seasonings, mashed potatoes)

Nestle (chocolate)

Nesquik (cocoa)

Manufacturing company Kellog's

Corn Flakes

Frosted Flakes (cereals)

Rice Krispies (cereals)

Corn Pops (cereals)

Smacks (cereals)

Froot Loops (colored ring flakes)

Apple Jacks (apple flavored cereal)

All-bran Apple Cinnamon/Blueberry (apple, cinnamon, blueberry flavored bran)

Chocolate Chip (chocolate chips)

Pop Tarts (filled cookies, all flavors)

Nutri-grain (toast with filling, all types)

Crispix (cookies)

Smart Start (cereals)

All-Bran (cereals)

Just Right Fruit & Nut (cereals)

Honey Crunch Corn Flakes

Raisin Bran Crunch (cereals)

Cracklin" Oat Bran (flakes)

Manufacturing company Hershey's

Toblerone (chocolate, all types)

Mini Kisses (candies)

Kit-Kat (chocolate bar)

Kisses (candies)

Semi-Sweet Baking Chips (cookies)

Milk Chocolate Chips (cookies)

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups ( peanut butter)

Special Dark (dark chocolate)

Milk Chocolate (milk chocolate)

Chocolate Syrup ( chocolate syrup)

Special Dark Chocolate Syrup (chocolate syrup)

Strawberry Syrop (strawberry syrup)

Manufacturing company Mars

Crunch (chocolate rice cereal)

Milk Chocolate Nestle (chocolate)

Nesquik (chocolate drink)

Cadbury (Cadbury/Hershey's)

Manufacturing company Heinz

Ketchup (regular & no salt)

Chili Sauce

Heinz 57 Steak Sauce

Hellman's manufacturing company

Real Mayonnaise (mayonnaise)

Light Mayonnaise (mayonnaise)

Low-Fat Mayonnaise (mayonnaise)

Coca-Cola manufacturing company

Minute Maid Orange

Minute Maid Grape

Manufacturing company PepsiCo

Manufacturer Frito-Lay/PepsiCo (GM components may be contained in oil and other ingredients)

Lays Potato Chips (all)

Cheetos (all) (chips)

Manufacturing company Cadbury/Schweppes

Pringles manufacturing company (Procter&Gamble)

Pringles (chips with Original, Low Fat, Pizza-licious, Sour Cream & Onion, Salt & Vinegar, Cheezeums flavors)

Honey can be collected from genetically modified plants.

There is a high frequency of information that bees cannot pollinate genetically modified buckwheat. So there is one.

Rice. In general, it is better to buy not anonymous varieties of plant products, but quite specific ones. For example, Basmati rice. There is a high probability that in this case the product will not be GMO.

Anonymous rice, as well as Chinese or Taiwanese rice, is most likely transgenic.

Russia is one of the main importers of this product from China. However, according to environmentalists, the Chinese have been producing GM rice unofficially for two years and exporting it.

Environmentalists reported that genetically modified rice was being grown illegally in China back in April. “In the spring of 2005, Greenpeace took rice samples obtained from supplying companies, farmers and millers from China for genetic testing in the German Genescan laboratory,” Greenpeace Russia press secretary Maya Kolikova told NI. – It turned out that more than 2/3 of the samples (19 out of 25) turned out to be genetically modified.

When interviewing farmers and grain suppliers from China, we found out that for more than two years, transgenic rice has been illegally grown and actively sold both within the country and abroad.”

The situation, according to environmentalists, is aggravated by the fact that the Chinese government is considering the possibility of legalizing industrial production GM rice. The Greens believe that the Russians will suffer the most from the actions of the Chinese authorities - product supplies from this country account for more than 60% of our total rice imports.

However, in this matter there are not only disadvantages, but also advantages. After all, until now, rice supplied to Russia was formally considered unmodified, and no checks were carried out for the content of GMI in it. Therefore, no one can say how many transgenes we have already eaten and will still eat. If the consumer has information about where the rice comes from, he will be able to decide for himself whether to buy this product or not.

Environmentalists, however, see the problem not so much in the cereal itself, which can really be abandoned, but in the distribution of products with additives rice flour, including many for children - milk formula and cereals, noodles, semi-finished products. Manufacturers, as a rule, do not indicate the country where the ingredients come from.

I would like to point out that "Indica", a term that can be found on rice packets, is not original name of any kind. It just means long grain rice. It could also be from China.

Attention! Traits of transgenic vegetables and fruits.

Is it possible to distinguish modified fruits and vegetables from natural ones?

Excessively clean potato tubers that differ little from each other or perfectly shaped tomatoes are a reason to think. After all, a sure sign of natural products is the presence in the total mass of “eaten” by insects and rotten specimens. GM products insects never eat! If you cut a natural tomato or strawberry, they will immediately give juice; unnatural ones retain their shape.

The most famous products containing GM ingredients:

(according to Greenpeace)

1. Snickers chocolate bars

3. Maggi Seasonings

4. Pringles chips

Vegetable counters are filled with “Volgograd” tomatoes, like twins similar to Turkish ones. It turns out that in Volgograd, for several years now, only imported “plastic” varieties without taste and smell have been grown on a mass scale.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if they turn out to be GMO. I stopped buying tomatoes of these varieties, and I rarely bought them before.

From the article by E. Yakusheva “What is transgenic products?":

Currently, 90% of transgenic food exports are corn and soybeans. Popcorn, which is sold on the streets everywhere, is 100% made from GM corn, and there is still no corresponding labeling on it. Soy products from North America or Argentina, 80% are GM products.

GM foods are attractive to retail. For example, genetically modified vegetables and fruits are 4-5 times cheaper than their natural counterparts.

From the book of Liniza Zhuvanovna Zhalpanova:

"Foods That Kill You":

Transgenic products are purchased by Russia from other countries with the permission of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation. According to statistics, about 70% of imported products are made from genetically modified raw materials. These products include: soy products, flour, chocolate, chocolate bars, wine, baby food, milk powder, milk, kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese, carbonated drinks, canned corn and tomatoes, corn oil, cookies, starch, soy protein, soybean oil, soy sauce, lecithin, cottonseed oil, syrups, tomato sauces, coffee and coffee drinks, popcorn, breakfast cereals, etc.

It is assumed that some imported beer also contains genetically modified molecules taken over by the drink from modified yeast.

According to the data National Association genetic safety, about 1/3 of all products on Russian market contain genetically modified components.

Greenpeace Handbook "How to Avoid Using Products with Genetically Modified Ingredients (GM Products)?"

The directory contains lists of food enterprises, divided into three categories (green, orange and red lists) according to the criterion of the presence of GM components in products.

IN New Year's menu often include canned store-bought vegetables. But canned corn and green peas are highly undesirable. They are GMO.

According to a month and a half study, our food is simply crammed with genetically modified organisms. Moreover, the most popular food in our area is sausages, dumplings, dry soups, canned vegetables, chocolates.

Environmentalists (Greenpeace and the All-Ukrainian Environmental League) categorically include in this list the products of the most famous brands - Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, Gallina Blanka, Knorr, Lipton, Bonduel. A full list of companies that have confirmed that their products may contain GM ingredients or have not denied their use can be found at www.ecoleague.net.

“The results of the study showed that in 18 out of 42 randomly selected food products the content of genetically modified soybeans exceeded 3 percent,” said Mikhail Mukharovsky, general director of Ukrmetrteststandart. “However, the composition of nine of them did not indicate the presence of soy protein at all.”

Bonduel is therefore blacklisted!

I understand that the reliability of what is included in the list is not guaranteed, since the sources of information may be dubious. But otherwise I have practically no way to keep such a list at all.

Orchard, Rich puree - genetically modified products.

By the way, the very first genetically modified product on the market is a food banana, any banana at that (to increase productivity, it has, roughly speaking, a duplicated set of chromosomes).

If we talk about a banana: artificially induced polyploidy is also a form of genetic modification (because the chromosome set becomes larger compared to the original organism), most importantly, it is cheap and cheerful. But journalists have not yet learned to scare people with it.

The Mistral company probably deliberately does not mark on the packs the country of origin of the cereals and legumes that are packaged in them. The fact is that she appeared in the sale of American crops, which, most likely, are genetically modified. “Basmati Rice” is also not labeled. Unfortunately, as I only found out today, it is highly likely that he may be transgenic. From the book “Seeds of Destruction: The Secret Behind Genetic Manipulation,” by William F. Engdahl:

Texas biotech company RiceTech has decided it will receive patent payments on Basmati rice, a variation that has been a daily staple in India, Pakistan and Asia for thousands of years. In 1998, RiceTech patented genetically modified Basmati rice, and thanks to American laws prohibiting the labeling of genetic products, RiceTech was able to sell it legally, labeling it as regular rice"Basmati". It turned out that RiceTech, through dubious means, had obtained precious Basmati seeds, which were deposited at the Rockefeller Foundation International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines (RIRIP). (10)

In the name of “security,” MRRI duplicated a priceless collection of rice seeds collected in the Philippines and stored it in a seed bank in Fort Collins, Colorado, making the very dubious promise that the seeds would be stored as a safe seed supply for farmers in the rice regions. MRID convinced farmers that sharing their invaluable finds in MRID rice seed varieties would serve their own safety.

In Colorado, far from the Philippines, MNIIR transferred valuable seeds (without which RiceTek might not have made its patented genetic modifications) to RiceTek researchers, who immediately patented everything possible. They knew it was highly illegal: Even in Texas, rice researchers know that Basmati rice does not typically grow on the dusty plains around Crawford, Texas. (eleven)

RiceTek, in collusion with MNIIR, stole seeds for its patent. In addition, according to carefully developed rules established by the Rockefeller Foundation, although seeds from a gene bank cannot be patented, any man-made improved variation based on them can be patented.

The variety "Jasmine" also has a GM modification.

From the article “Transgenic “Senior Tomato” and Dolly the Sheep…”:

You can delay the ripening of already collected fruits by placing them in special conditions. Using carbon dioxide, the effect of ethylene released by fruits is blocked. These properties are manipulated by traders transporting bananas, citrus fruits, as well as vegetables - tomatoes in particular. They are harvested green and treated with ethylene along the way, causing artificial ripening. Such fruits and vegetables lose their taste and ripen unevenly. And it’s easy to verify this. For example, the tomatoes that we buy at the market are red on the outside but white on the inside. The delay in ripening is also due to the fact that most of the tomatoes that we sell are imported from Turkey, and they are all transgenic. Even on the boxes in which they are packed it is written: TRANSGEN.

Excerpts from the book by Mikhail Efremov: “Caution! Harmful products!

Additives with a high degree of likelihood of containing GI components:

E-153 – Vegetable Carbon (vegetable coal);

E-160d – Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin (annatto, bixin, norbixin);

E-308 – Synthetic Gamma-tocopherol (synthetic y-tocopherol);

E-309 - Synthetic Delta-tocopherol (synthetic d-tocopherol);

E-471 – Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids);

E-472a – Acetic Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (esters of mono- and diglycerides of acetic fatty acids);

E-473 – Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids (esters of sucrose and fatty acids);

E-475 – Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids (esters of polyglycerides and fatty acids);

E-476 – Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate (polyglycerol polyglycerol oleates);

E-477 – Propane-1, 2-diol Esters of Fatty Acids (propane-1, 2-diol esters of fatty acids);

E-479b – Thermally Oxideized Soya Bean Oll Interacted with Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (thermally oxidized soybean and bean oil with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids);

E-570 - Fatty Acids (fatty acids);

E-951 – Aspartame (aspartame, or nutrosvit).

Additives based on GM components:

Riboflavin (B2) otherwise known as E 101 and E 101A, made from GM microorganisms, is approved for sale in a number of countries. It is added to cereals, soft drinks, baby food and weight loss products. Caramel (E 150) and xanthan (E 415) can be produced from the grain.

Lecithin (E 322) is produced from soybeans, which can be genetically modified. This soybean is used, in particular, by Neslte in its chocolate, baby food and other products. Other additives that may contain GM components: E 153, E 160 d, E 161 c, E 308-9, E-471, E 472a, E 473, E 475, E 476 b, E 477, E479 a, E 570, E 572, E 573, E 620, E 621, E 622, E 633, E 624, E 625.

I would like to emphasize that food additives for any purpose (technological, to “improve” consumer qualities) can also be included in dietary supplements. Therefore, it is important to know which food additives are prohibited or dangerous.

I saw how dairy production works. I just don’t really want to drink milk after that.

And only raw cow's milk can be consumed. You can make yogurt from store-bought milk, and not just any kind, but preferably from the one that says it’s made from natural (whole) milk. cow's milk(its fat content is usually indicated as 3.4-6%). It is not worth drinking such milk in its pure form, because it is pasteurized and if it is consumed regularly, after a while the joints will begin to ache - most likely due to the deposition of inorganic calcium in them, which appears during pasteurization (transfers from an organically bound form to an inorganic one) . But you can make curdled milk from it - it turns out quite well and does not cause any problems.

But any milk normalized by fat content is real poison. And even yogurt from such milk turns out to be unimportant, unless from milk with a fat content of no more than 1% - with such concentrations of modified milk fat lactobacilli cope at the very least.

GMO - manufacturing company:

Milky Way

Uncle Bans

Coca Cola

Parmalat (cookies)

Similak (baby food)

Potatoes (from Monsant USA)

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL PRODUCERS NOTICED USING GMOs:

''Greenpeace'' has published a list of companies that use GMOs in their products. Interestingly, these companies behave differently in different countries, depending on the legislation of a particular country.

In total, more than 120 names (brands) of GMO products are registered in Russia, according to voluntary registration data and a special register of products imported from abroad. Among the manufacturers whose products contain GMOs are:

LLC ''Daria - semi-finished products'', LLC ''Klinsky Meat Processing Plant'', MPZ ''Tagansky'', MPZ ''CampoMos'', CJSC ''Vichyunay'', LLC ''MLM-RA'', LLC '' Talostoproducts, LLC Bogatyr Sausage Plant, LLC ROS Mari Ltd.

Manufacturer company Unilever: Lipton (tea), Brooke Bond (tea), ''Conversation'' (teas), Calve (mayonnaise, ketchup), Rama (butter), ''Pyshka'' (margarine), ''Delmi'' (mayonnaise, yogurt, margarine), ''Algida'' (ice cream), Knorr (seasonings); Nestle manufacturing company: Nescafe (coffee and milk), Maggi (soups, broths, mayonnaise, Nestle (chocolate), Nestea (tea), Neseiulk (cocoa);

Kellog's manufacturer: Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Corn Pops, Smacks, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks apple flavor), Afl-bran Apple Cinnamon/Blueberry (bran with apple, cinnamon, blueberry flavor), Chocolate Chip (chocolate chips), Pop Tarts (cookies with filling, all flavors), Nulri grain (toast with filling, all types) , Crispix (cookies), All-Bran (cereals), Just Right Fruit & Nut (cereals), Honey Crunch Corn Flakes (cereals), Raisin Bran Crunch (cereals), Cracklin'Oat Bran (cereals);

Hershey's Manufacturing Company: Toblerone (chocolate, all types), Mini Kisses (candies), Kit-Kat (chocolate bar), Kisses (candies), Semi-Sweet Baking Chips (cookies), Milk Chocolate Chips (cookies), Reese 's Peanut Butter Cups (peanut butter), Special Dark (dark chocolate), Milk Chocolate milk chocolate), Chocolate Syrup (chocolate syrup), Special Dark Chocolate Syrup (chocolate syrup), Setoawberry Syrup (strawberry syrup);

Mars manufacturing company: M&M'S, Snickers, Milky Way, Twix, Nestle, Crunch (chocolate rice cereal), Milk Chocolate Nestle (chocolate), Nesquik (chocolate drink), Cadbury (Cadbury/Hershey's), Fruit

Heinz manufacturing company: Ketchup (regular&no salt), Chili Sauce, Heinz 57 Steak Sauce;

Coca-Cola manufacturing company: Coca Cola, Sprite, Cherry Cola, Minute Maid Orange, Minute Maid Grape;

Manufacturing company PepsiCo: Pepsi, Pepsi Cherry, Mountain Dew;

Manufacturer Frito-Lay / PepsiCo: (GM components may be contained in oil and other ingredients), Lays Potato Chips (all), Cheetos (all);

Manufacturing company Cadbury/Schweppes:7-Up, Dr. Pepper;

Pringles manufacturing company Procter&Gamble: Pringles (chips with Original, LowFat, Pizzalicious, Sour Cream&Onion, Salt&Vinegar, Cheezeums flavors).

1 Chocolate products Hershey's Cadbury Fruit&Nut

6 Cadbury chocolate, cocoa

8 Nestle chocolate''Nestlé'', ''Russia''

9 Nestle Nesquik chocolate drink

10 Soft drink Sosa-Cola ‘‘Coca-Cola’’ Sosa-Cola

11 ''Sprite'', ''Fanta'', ''Kinley'' tonic, ''Fruittime''

12 Pepci-Co Pepsi 13 ''7-Up'', ''Fiesta'', ''Mountain Dew''

14 Kellogg's breakfast cereals

15 Campbell Soups

16 Uncle Bens Mars Rice

17 Knorr Sauces

18 Lipton Tea

19 Parmalat cookies

20 Seasonings, mayonnaise, Hellman’s sauces

21 Seasonings, mayonnaises, Heinz sauces

22 Nestle baby food

24 Abbot Labs Similac

25 Yogurts, kefir, cheese, Danon baby food

26 McDonald's (McDonald's) chain of fast food restaurants

27 chocolate, chips, coffee, baby food Kraft (Kraft)

28 ketchups, sauces. Heinz Foods

29 baby food, Delmi products Unilever (Unilever)

Products whose preparation technology uses GMOs:

JSC “Nizhny Novgorod Oil and Fat Plant” (mayonnaise “Ryaba”, “Vprok”, etc.).

Bonduelle products (Hungary) - beans, corn, green peas.

CJSC ''Baltimore-Neva'' (St. Petersburg) - ketchups.

CJSC ''Mikoyanovsky Meat Processing Plant'' (Moscow) - pates, minced meat.

CJSC EUROPE FOODS GB'' (Nizhny Novgorod region) - soups ''Galina Blanca''.

Concern ''White Ocean'' (Moscow) - chips ''Russian Potatoes''.

OJSC ''Lianozovsky Dairy Plant'' (Moscow) - yoghurts, ''Miracle milk'', ''Miracle chocolate''.

JSC ''Cherkizovsky MPZ'' (Moscow) - frozen minced meat.

LLC ''Campina'' (Moscow region) - yoghurts, baby food.

LLC ''MK Gurman'' (Novosibirsk) - pates.

LLC ''Frito'' (Moscow region) - chips ''Layz''.

LLC ''Ermann'' (Moscow region) - yoghurts.

LLC ''Unilever CIS'' (Tula) - ''Calve'' mayonnaise.

Factory ''Bolshevik'' (Moscow) - cookies ''Yubileinoe''.

- ''Nestlé'' (Switzerland, Finland) - dry milk mixture ''Nestogen'', puree ''Vegetables with beef''.

Pay attention to how carefully the products for children are screened out - there are GMOs everywhere, not here or there, and if your child does not eat yogurt, he eats Nesquik or cereal or purees. And one way or another, GMOs end up

into his body. This is the situation in supermarkets now: absolutely all products have a “Non-GMO” label. We read the ingredients on the label: modified soy, modified starch, and so on.

If you move a modern person two or three hundred years ago, he would probably die of starvation. Modern technologies have made life easier for busy people. Now we practically no longer prepare nutritious food. Fast food, convenience foods and ready meals delivered to your home - that's all a tired person needs at the end of the working day. For many people, the process of cooking has become impossible due to the busy life that most major cities live.

For many residents of the metropolis it is hot homemade dinner- these are memories from childhood. Do not forget that all these products familiar to city dwellers from a bag bought in a supermarket are simply stuffed with various chemical additives: taste improvers, flavors, dyes, preservatives, a huge amount of salt and GMOs. The decoding of these letters is known, if not to everyone, then to very many. Most people on the planet have heard of such products, but not everyone is aware of the consequences of their consumption.

Why are GMOs needed?

The term GMO, which stands for “genetically modified organism,” was introduced by scientists in the twentieth century. What does it mean?

Genetics is the science that studies the properties of genes and their manipulations that will help humanity in the future. The creation of such organisms was dictated by the natural need to develop food for the Earth's population, whose numbers are growing every year. Over two hundred years, the number of people living on our planet has grown by five billion, and this process has not ended. The scientific world is concerned about this growth in the human population, so it is creating genetic engineering products that could provide a stable population for the inhabitants of the planet.

Plants change

Plant species have changed greatly over the past centuries. Many species have disappeared, and those that remain have been transformed beyond recognition. For example, carrots in their original form were an unusual purple color for us and we would hardly have liked the taste.

It was used as a medicinal plant. But thanks to the efforts of breeders, we eat carrots in the form in which we are used to now, and we don’t even think that everything was once different. We grow and cultivate those types of plants that are convenient for us to use as food. Thus, many species are left unattended and simply disappear from the face of the Earth.

Selection and genetic engineering have been part of our everyday lives for quite some time now and have ceased to be something supernatural. We and our children consume high-tech products every day, without even noticing it and without thinking about what this could lead to for our humanity in the future.

First stage

Selection is the process of biological crossing of similar organisms in order to obtain a new species with better adaptive characteristics. This process began in ancient times. Thus, animals were domesticated and wild plant species became cultivated.

Through selection, different species of plants and animals are crossed, resulting in an organism that has the required properties. For example, frost-resistant wheat or large strawberries. Scientists even tried to crossbreed a lion and a tiger, a dog and a cat, and these experiments had some success.

Discovery of GMOs

The further stage of progress was the development of genetic engineering. Genetic scientists created a sensation with their bold statement: “We can create organisms with the properties that humanity requires without much difficulty.” The concept of GMOs was introduced. The meaning of the abbreviation is genetically modified organism. This opened up enormous opportunities for a large group of people. Imagine for yourself: millions of farmers suffer from crop failure, poor growth and development of livestock. Some vegetable and fruit crops are difficult to store and transport over long distances. In cold regions it is simply impossible to grow many heat-loving plants. These and many other difficulties can be solved with the help of genetic engineering.

The creation of the first similar products and the introduction of the term GMO, the meaning of which is clear to us, inspired researchers, politicians, businessmen and ordinary people. Scientists rejoiced at the new opportunity for great discoveries, politicians admired the prospects for the mechanisms of power, businessmen began to calculate future profits, and ordinary people were surprised at the height of technical progress.

What are the benefits of genetic engineering?

The ability to decipher and defragment the genome of any organism has made it possible for genetic scientists to isolate a section of the DNA of one organism responsible for a certain property and insert it into the DNA of another.

So, the donor DNA endowed the recipient organism with its own special property. In this way, potatoes with the genes of the scorpion and the Colorado potato beetle, resistant to insect pests, appeared. An example would also be tomatoes and strawberries with the introduced flounder gene, which are frost-resistant. Genetic manipulations are actively carried out with animals. Examples include breeding cows consisting only of muscle tissue and chickens with disproportionately large legs. All these organisms are capable of protecting farmers from the vagaries of nature and field pests, giving them a stable profit. Genetic experiments have made it possible to produce perfectly beautiful and smooth fruits and vegetables that can be stored for a long time without losing their appearance and can be easily transported over long distances. For businessmen, this is a real Klondike.

Farmers, rapeseed and politics

Politicians see the term GMO (the abbreviation as “genetically modified organism”) as an attractive facet. It all started with the creation of transgenic rapeseed, which became resistant to weeds and pests. The new crop grew to the happiness of the farm owners, gave an excellent harvest, and its seeds scattered throughout the surrounding area. The joy of American farmers gave way to deep concern when this rapeseed began to fill all nearby fields and crowd out other crops. This turned out to be a real problem for plant growers and aroused the interest of political figures. You can use the spores of a certain plant to infest the fields of an unfriendly country and thus weaken its economy. And then a good pricing policy will interest you in purchasing GMOs of your own production.

Why were GMOs developed?

GMOs were originally created to meet the food needs of starving countries South Africa. Residents of the region have never heard of GMOs. The decoding (what it is) and the features of such products were unknown to them. The idea seemed brilliant and very humane. But why then did the African government soon ban the import of GMOs into the country? The population and government of the starving region preferred local, albeit meager, but familiar and safe food. All progressive humanity has pondered this fact. Are genetically engineered foods really that bad for humanity?

Experimental studies

Doubts among scientists about the safety of GMOs have led to a number of studies. An experiment was conducted in which male and pregnant female rats participated. The experimental animals were divided into two groups.

One group, called the control group, was offered their usual food. Another group of rats were fed GMO soybeans. As a result, a large percentage of stillborn pups were identified in the litter of the rats of the last group. About 35% of the surviving offspring were smaller and had low body weight compared to the control group. Scientists also discovered pathological changes in the blood supply to the testicles and destruction of liver cells in males.

Female, male and infant rats fed transgenic soy as food showed increased levels of anxiety and aggression. Then the researchers tried to get a second generation from the first one. In the control group this was achieved without difficulty. In the second one it was not possible to do this. Thus, we can conclude that GMOs have a detrimental effect on the body, inhibiting reproductive function and causing mutations in offspring. This is such an unfavorable decoding for GMOs. Soy has become synonymous with death.

The modified gene itself is not able to integrate into human DNA, but when it enters the digestive tract, it is perceived as foreign, causing allergic reactions. By the way, in the USA, where the law is relatively loyal to GMOs, allergy sufferers account for about 70% of the population. And in Hungary, where the use of GMOs is prohibited by law, only 8% of citizens suffer from allergies.

State against GMOs

These shocking facts have been taken into account by all progressive humanity. People concerned about their health avoid consuming GMOs. Measures have also been introduced at the state level. In Japan, the permissible limit for the content of transgenic substances in a product is 5%, in the USA - 10%, in Europe and Russia - 0.9%. Greenpeace activists are actively fighting to ensure that GMOs are not allowed in baby food. There is a provision that a product containing a transgenic substance must be labeled accordingly. But not every manufacturer is ready to honestly declare the presence of such a substance in their products. For a businessman, this is a sure way to lose most of his customers. Therefore, you need to carefully read the composition.

GMO. Decoding on food products. General information

The definition of the term GMO was presented above. Products of genetic engineering are marked with specific alphabetic and numeric symbols. We often see the presence of substances with index E in a product. This is a kind of GMO decoding (which contains an unsafe component, we will list below).

Here is a list of these additives:

E101 and E101 A (B2, riboflavin);

E153 (carbonate);

From E301 to E304;

From E306 to E309;

From E325 to E327;

From E460 to E469;

E470 and E570;

Fatty acid esters (E471, E472a&b, E473, E475, E476, E479b);

E481 (sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate);

From E620 to E633 (glutamic acid and glutamates);

From E626 to E629 (guanylic acid and guanylates);

From E630 to E633 (inosinic acid and inosinates);

E951 (aspartame);

E953 (isomaltite);

E965 (maltinol);

E957 (thaumatin).

This list is a GMO transcript, where information about the safety of a particular product is obtained. You can independently study the composition on the label and assess whether the product contains a transgenic organism.

Which manufacturers use GMOs?

A list of companies and their products that contain transgenic substances has been compiled. New items are regularly added to the list, and old ones are removed from it (due to the cessation of the use of GMOs). Here is the list brands permanent members of this list:

TM Mars, which produces Mars, Snickers chocolate bars, etc.

TM Nestle, producing chocolate and baby food.

TM Heinz, manufacturers of sauces and ketchups.

TM Coca-Cola and Pepsi with their super popular products.

Fast food chain Mc'Donalds.

TM Danone, producing dairy products.

TM Kellogs and breakfast cereals that we are used to giving to children.

TM Cadbury, producing chocolate and cocoa.

Ferrero TM, which produces Rafaello, Kinder, TicTac products.

TM Similac, specializing in the production of baby food.

Baby food HIPP and Unilever.

Parmalat cookies.

Campbell Soups.

Hellmans and Knorr sauces.

TM Kraft, producing baby food, chips and chocolate.

Lipton tea.

Uncle Benz rice.

How to protect yourself and your family?

Now you know manufacturers who use transgenic products. You have a GMO decoding, which means a guarantee of safety for the whole family. This information is especially important for expectant mothers and babies.

GMO decoding should not cause bewilderment or surprise among educators. You should clearly monitor what children eat in kindergartens and understand the responsibility for the health of the younger generation. On the issue of “GMOs: decoding, school and nutrition of students,” adjustments are being made at the state level. It is unacceptable to give transgenic foods to children. Scientists say that such food causes persistent allergic reactions, eczema, rashes, neurological disorders, syndrome in children chronic fatigue, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome and digestive disorders.

Every person on the planet should understand the responsibility for consuming GMOs (you already know the definition of the term). You need to be especially sensitive to children who are not yet able to appreciate the seriousness of the problem. Parents and employees must be responsible for them preschool institutions, schools.

“, however, they don’t know exactly what it is and whether it is dangerous. The problem of genetically modified or human-assisted properties of products has been known for a long time - the famous selection and its adherents Michurin and Vavilov, about whom all school biology textbooks talk, are, in fact, the first people to receive this type of product.

But is it dangerous to eat such foods; will they harm the body of an adult or child? Why are genetic modifications needed, is it difficult to obtain them?

About transgenic products, mutations and controversial issues

Issues of gene interventions in various food products concern many people, especially those who are far from biology, molecular genetics and medicine. Everything unknown and incomprehensible is generally frightening, and the latest technologies seem very dangerous to many.

We all know about genetic mutations, we are taught through television and movies that mutations are dangerous and evil, mutants are terrible and scary. But, in fact, any plant, animal and even person on modern earth are mutants. Their genetic programs are very much changed even in comparison with people and animals, plants that lived and grew on Earth several centuries ago.

And this is normal, because mutation is a constant and natural process, it is intended in nature to carry out the process of evolution and consolidate beneficial properties, rejecting harmful and unnecessary ones.

Man has thoroughly studied the mechanisms of mutation at the molecular level - this helps in treating many diseases and obtaining new species of plants and animals.

How are genetically modified products obtained?

Products with genetically modified properties are obtained in breeding laboratories after a comprehensive study of the properties of wild plants and their cultivated counterparts. Transgenic are plants into which a person artificially introduces a “good” gene (it can be taken from other plants), which gives the plant properties that distinguish it favorably.

This gene, appearing in combination with the normal genes of the plant, gives it fertility, resistance to climate or improves the taste and shelf life of the fruit, making it inaccessible to pests. Considering the growing population of the Earth - very useful property, because these are additional food products.

Work on studying the properties of genes and their implementation, studying the properties of hybrids are carried out in laboratories of agricultural institutes and research institutes. Products will not be released into mass production without a comprehensive study of their properties - safety in terms of growth, processing and nutrition.

Today there are more than fifty species of plants that were obtained using a similar method - these include tobacco and soybeans, certain varieties of apples and tomatoes, eggplant , and many other plants consumed as food. Outwardly, they do not differ in any way from ordinary ones; only biologists can recognize them through complex procedures.

Russia is not yet engaged in the production and cultivation of genetically modified products, but, given the volume of imports of products from abroad, according to conservative estimates, from 20 to 35% of the products on your table are products with similar properties. There is no ban on the import of such products in our country; there is only an obligation for manufacturers to indicate on the packaging if they use more than 5% of such raw materials.

Pros of GMOs

Of course, all GMO production is aimed at good purposes; the benefits of genetically modified goods are economic benefits. By reducing the cost of production and weed control, the absence of treatment with chemicals and pesticides, these products cleaner and cheaper than natural ones.

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They can solve the problem of providing the population with inexpensive food products - vegetables and fruits, which are in acute shortage, especially in the winter season. These products are less susceptible to drought and more productive. There are fewer and fewer fields, which means it is necessary to increase the yield from every meter of land - this is the main goal of GMOs.

So economical Agriculture will help producers and support their development, they will be able to feed their families and provide for a sufficiently large number of consumers.

Biologists also note positive sides In the development of the market for transgenic products, it is no secret that almost all cultivated plants have their own pests; they force producers to treat fields and seedlings, sometimes with quite harmful substances.

In addition, these plants are capricious and demanding - they need fertilizing with fertilizers containing harmful nitrate additives. But chemistry, when it enters the body, does not bring any benefit. Transgenic varieties can be developed keeping these requirements in mind - avoid chemicals and nitrates, and this will ease the load on the liver and immunity of people.

What is the danger of GMOs?

Dangers of GMOs

However, opponents of GMOs put forward their theses in opposition to supporters. It is believed that it is too early to talk about the complete safety of these products; not enough time has passed to see the long-term effects of these plants and products. There are no independent experts ready to assess the risks; society is completely unaware of the properties of this type of product.

The average person will probably tell you that GMO products are harmful and should not be consumed under any pretext. And if you ask him what products containing GMOs are?... most likely, he will say that it is something fake, produced through mutations and so on.

Fortunately or unfortunately, this topic is now widely publicized. There are disputes, rallies are organized... but what are we really dealing with? Let's try to figure it out and discuss this issue together.

The first GMO products appeared in the late 80s.

What does GMO food mean? These are food products that are obtained from genetically modified organisms.

What is a genetically modified organism? This is an organism that has undergone a change in its genotype (the set of genes that characterize an individual individual) artificially.

How to distinguish genetic modification from the usual mutation process? With your focus. Here everything is aimed at artificially (using genetic engineering) making changes precisely in those parts of the genome that are fundamentally important for an individual organism or culture.

The area that is modified is called a transgene and is essentially a fragment of DNA (As a rule, most often of a different species, but they can also be synthesized artificially. And as a result: a tomato that is not afraid of frost was obtained by introducing a fragment of DNA from the North American sea flounder. And in order to produce potatoes that no insect will eat, they added the scorpion gene).

Genetically modified foods: pros and cons

It is clear that such crops/products were created in order to improve the properties of plants or animals. Like this? Well, imagine a huge country that suffers from low yields due to weather conditions. Genetic engineers “work their magic” and now the crop can grow, regardless of weather conditions and pests; it has a clearly described nutritional value, its productivity increases. Everyone is happy.

But let's look at the pros and cons:

"Behind"

People fear that consuming foods that contain GMOs can lead to a number of adverse factors, such as poisoning, allergies, the introduction of a transgene into their own DNA, and so on. Be that as it may, but when we hit our digestive system, the proteins of GMO products are broken down.


Products obtained through genetic modification do not differ from those that change under the influence of natural mutations.


With the advent of GM technologies, the need to use agricultural chemicals has decreased.


Before entering the market, the product goes through thousands of tests and this lasts for more than one year.

"Against"

Foreign protein that comes with GMO foods can indeed cause an allergic reaction, although such cases have not yet been recorded.


The transgene may contain so-called “technological waste” (antibiotic resistance genes).


The other side of the coin: a gene that increases plant resistance to herbicides can accumulate agricultural chemicals.


The bad news is that the true impact on a person and his genome can only be traced generations later.

How to identify GMOs in products?

Naturally, you cannot determine with the naked eye whether there are GMOs in products. And if a product is marked “No GMO”, this does not mean that it is not there. This means that, based on the inspection results, the product passed the test for acceptable content GMOs, or the law was simply circumvented.

What foods contain GMOs?

Knowing some secrets, you will be able to distinguish GMO products from regular ones.

If we're talking about about vegetables/fruits, then it’s simple: potatoes of the same size without the slightest flaws, or strawberries like in the picture, or glossy sparkling apples the size of a child’s head (to generalize greatly) will probably arouse your suspicion.

When you go to the store and scan the shelves, you should pay attention to the following hypothetically possible “representatives” of GMO products:

soy and its variants (milk, flour, beans, etc.)


corn and its derivatives (flour, popcorn, cereal, chips, oil, starch)


potatoes and their forms (chips, semi-finished products, dry mashed potatoes)


tomatoes and everything connected with them (sauces, pastes, ketchups)


sugar beet


carrot


wheat and what is produced with its participation (bread, bakery products)


rice and rice products (flour, cereal, chips)


sunflower oil

An important fact is that genetically modified organisms are found in products containing corn or soy: corn flour, baby food, chocolate and sweets, milk powder, sausages, animal food.

By the way, there are three leading products in terms of GMO content in their composition:

Sausages (about 85% of all boiled sausages and wieners), semi-finished products (chebureks, pancakes, dumplings)


Baby food (up to 70%). And everything would be fine, but even manufacturers are known to abuse GMOs (Danone, Similac, Nestle).


Confectionery, bakery products... well, you already know why. Greenpeace brought the manufacturers to light here too: Mars, Snickers, Coca-Cola, Pepsi.

Another important point. Fighters for truth and justice have found out that GMOs can be hidden behind E-marks, that is, behind E indices (E-322 - soy lecithin, E-101/E-101A - riboflavin, E-150 - caramel, E-415 - xanthan).

You also need to know which GMO components in finished food products can be disguised as unknown words: soybean oil, vegetable fat, maltodextrin, glucose/glucose syrup, dextrose, aspartame (or anything that starts with “asp”).

For fast food lovers! It is reliably known that MacDonalds intensively uses transgenic products in its snacks. Bon appetit!

What products are non-GMO?

Using the above information, you can roughly navigate how to approach the choice of food products.

As for vegetables/fruits, let it not be a perfect tomato, not a kilogram potato, but quite an earthly crop. If you notice that some living creature has bitten something somewhere, this is a good product. If it has a rich smell, it is most likely a natural product. If apples have the property of rotting after a certain period of time, these apples are worth buying.

By the way, buckwheat has not yet succumbed to genetic modification. So you can buy it with confidence.

What does the inscription “There are no GMOs in products” mean? This is when the manufacturer’s product is certified and these certificates are recognized by Europe. Among cereals and flour, such a trademark is “Zhmenka”.

Yes, and finally: non-GMO products are organic products. Have you seen ECO stalls and shops? So - you can start from there. Or grow it yourself. But you need to think about whether the seeds you buy carry a transgene.

Finally

Harm of GMO products: does it exist or not?

How much has the transgene entered our lives?

Each person has his own opinion on this matter, however, let's think: We do not know how much we are all currently exposed to the influence of such products. And if, as some say, “I don’t care anymore. I have lived a life,” then think about the legacy and who will remain after you. What will children be like in three generations?

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The following definition of GMO seems to us to be the most accurate and simple:

A genetically modified organism (abbreviated as GMO) is a living or plant organism whose genotype has been changed using genetic engineering methods to give the organism new properties. Today, such changes are made almost everywhere when creating food products for economic purposes, and sometimes for scientific purposes.

The difference between genetic modification is the purposeful construction of the organism's genotype, which is in contrast to the random one characteristic of natural and artificial mutagenesis.

How do GM foods affect health?

Today it has been absolutely proven that GMOs have a very detrimental effect on the human body. Due to the influence of such products, the process of hematopoiesis may be disrupted in humans. People who consume GMO foods are much more susceptible to cancer than others.

An interesting effect of GMOs on the body is that human body stops responding adequately to medications. In other words, it will be much more difficult to cure a GMO consumer from a disease. Genetically modified organisms, as well as products containing them, provoke the development of skin diseases, allergies, digestive disorders, and various disorders of the nervous system.

These studies were conducted on adults with a mature, strong body. One can only imagine how destructive the use of GMOs in children's nutrition will be. By the way, in some European countries the use of GMOs in children's nutrition is prohibited. Now manufacturers are dumping low-quality goods into third world countries.

Are genetically modified soybeans unsafe?

Experiments prove that genetically modified soybeans are particularly harmful to the health and procreation of mammals. In addition to the high mortality rate among experimental rats, studies have also revealed increased levels of anxiety and even aggression among male, female, and pup rats who were fed foods containing GMOs.

Today, store windows are simply full of a variety of baby food. There are vegetables, cereals, soups, cottage cheese - everything your heart desires. In fact, not everything is so wonderful.

You should use exclusively natural products in your child’s diet, since only in this case can you be sure that they do not contain GMOs and you will not harm your child’s health.

Which baby food products are especially dangerous in terms of GMO content? These are absolutely all canned meat and fish, products containing soy additives, soybean oil. Since most often, soybeans are a genetically modified product. Almost all formulas that replace breast milk contain soy additives. Now, when buying boxes and jars, think about this. Let the baby get used to it from birth healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle.

But are there any benefits from GMOs?

GMOs against cancer

In the USA, scientists based on GMOs have developed a drug against cervical cancer. Already 13 women have tested this drug on themselves. They were given this terrible diagnosis. In 4 women the condition improved significantly. In 1 patient, the cancer was completely gone. 2 years have passed since then, and the disease has not returned. In another 3 women, the tumor decreased by 20%. 7 patients who participated in the experiment, unfortunately, still died from cancer.

Vaccine makers believe that if the vaccine is used earlier in the disease, the results will be much more impressive. Today, scientists are also working with GMOs on vaccines for ovarian, prostate, breast, and brain cancer. In modern ecology, unfortunately, even a healthy lifestyle will not protect one hundred percent from cancer.

In England, transgenic chickens are being bred, the eggs of which are important for medicine. The proteins from the eggs of these birds are taken to make a drug that can cure malignant tumors. This important event took place in the very same research facility where the famous sheep Dolly was once created.

Ten years have passed since then. This discovery by scientists is on the verge of developing completely new drugs. These drugs will become much cheaper, their production will be easier, because to produce it you just need to have a chicken coop and feed. The work of scientists from England will, without a doubt, be a new milestone on the path to healing humanity from a terrible disease.

What do GMO supporters say?

It is GMOs that will help solve food problems on our small planet. With the help of this technology, it is possible to develop plants that will not mind African droughts or plant diseases. It is also possible to breed special, genetically modified types of farm animals; they will produce a lot of products and will not be picky about food and resistant to diseases.

Using this technology, it will also be possible to grow organs for transplantation and grow plants that are suitable for producing tissue.

What do GMO opponents say?

It turned out that GMO corn, potatoes and soybeans are much more expensive. In addition, genetically modified plants do not produce viable seeds at all. That is, first of all, this is beneficial only to suppliers of planting material.

Another important disadvantage is that cultivated GMO plants in the field produce hybrids with wild plants. One can only imagine what kind of mutants will be on our planet in a few decades.

Among other things, international terrorism may take a new direction. After all, you can create so many new and unknown viruses, which will be very, very difficult to cope with, since when creating them it is possible to introduce any qualities.

In most countries today, special labeling is placed on food products, which indicates that it does not contain GMOs. Whether to buy GMO products or not - the choice is always yours.