July 18, 2012
Genetically modified soy creates damaging global health, environmental impact
A hugely detrimental environmental and health impact worldwide is brought about by the mass cultivation of genetically modified (GM) soy.
As it stands, soy is widely used in our diets, in processed foods and found in most meat, as soy is fed to animals on CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations).
The next "natural" step, at least according to two of the largest stakeholders in the soy industry, Monsanto (creator of GM soy) and food giant Cargill, is to make soy the feed of choice for factory-farmed fish around the world - a move they are misleadingly labelling as "sustainable."
Fortunately, Food & Water Watch has released a report that reveals the truth: bringing soy to fish feed would be an environmental and human health disaster.