The United States, courtesy of recent approval by the USDA, has now joined Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay in approving the production of HB4 genetically modified wheat. HB4 is now accepted by only four countries, based largely under the claim that the genetically modified wheat is drought tolerant and an effective alternative to Glyphosate. The herbicide Glyphosate is a main ingredient in Roundup which was originally produced by Monsanto and has been the subject of class action lawsuits.
Unfortunately, HB4 contains the herbicide Glufosinate Ammonium which is classified as a neurotoxin. As a result, it has been banned in a multitude of countries including the European Union. However, it somehow has been deemed safe by the USDA. The list of food ingredients banned in the European Union but deemed safe in the United States is growing, including but not limited to, potassium bromate, azodicarbonamide, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), titanium dioxide and ractopamine. Even brominated vegetable oil (BVO), which was never allowed in the European Union, was allowed in the United States and used for almost 100 years before it was finally banned in July 2024.
So why does Big Ag and the USDA claim it is safe for Americans to consume food ingredients that European countries believe are far too dangerous for their people to consume? That is for each of us to decide for ourselves, but many believe it is a result of corruption and greed that somehow the European Union and other countries refuse to succumb to at the expense of the good health of their people.
Americans are becoming more and more unhealthy at an alarming rate. In fact, America is considered one of the unhealthiest countries in the world ranking 34th in life expectancy, as compared to other high income countries, and has the ninth highest obesity rate in the world. It is time to change our ways and in the challenging words of RFK, Jr., make America healthy again.
Long Island Lawyer
Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
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