This is old news, but I saw it and wanted to pass it along - I didn't see it posted here so if I missed it, my apologies.
Apparently the way it works is that the corn is genetically modified by introducing pesticide.
I am not an anti-GM activist by any means, but if this is true, I wonder about what might happen to the delicate systems in cats if this stuff gets into the pet food cycle (like if they add corn gluten meal).
http://www.organicconsumers.org/arti...ticle_4790.cfmAccording to this work, consumption of MON 863 corn disturbs numerous biological parameters in rats to a greater or lesser extent: weight of the kidneys, weight of the liver, the level of reticulocytes (new red blood cells), the level of triglycerides, etc. Urinary chemistry is also changed, with reductions in excreted sodium and phosphorus going as high as 35 percent. The effects vary with the sex of the animals. "Female rats exhibit an increase in blood fat and sugar levels, and an increase in body weight - all associated with greater hepatic sensitivity," says Mr. Seralini, principal author of this study and, moreover, president of the Research Committee for Independent Research and Information on Genetic Engineering (Criigen). "Among males, the impact is opposite, with a drop in body and kidney weights."
Apparently the way it works is that the corn is genetically modified by introducing pesticide.
http://www.naturalnews.com/021784.htmlThe corn in question, MON863, is made by the Monsanto Company and approved for use in Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, and the United States. It has had a gene inserted from the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), which causes the plant's cells to produce a pesticide.
I am not an anti-GM activist by any means, but if this is true, I wonder about what might happen to the delicate systems in cats if this stuff gets into the pet food cycle (like if they add corn gluten meal).