Supermodel Christie Brinkley talks to FOXBusiness.com about GMOs.
(Food-Beverage-News.Com, December 03, 2015 ) Foley, Alabama -- On the 25th of November 2015, an online press was released by Lorraine Chow at EcoWatch about supermodel Christie Brinkley speaking up about Monsanto, genetically engineered foods or GMOs, and how these controversial crop products affect health and environment in general. The main objective of Christie Brinkley is to provide social awareness regarding sustainable living and healthy lifestyle.
Brinkley also discussed about the threat of mono-cultures on the honey bee population and how GMO plant such as soy or corn causes pollinators to barely thrive.
"I think there are so many issues with our food industry that are blatantly disrespectful to our planet and us as individuals," says Brinkley on Fox Business.
On the same article, it was reported that Monsanto also responded to Brinkley's statement.
"We were surprised to hear Ms. Brinkley's comments. Honeybees are essential in agriculture. Monsanto's own fruit, vegetable, canola and alfalfa seed businesses depend on healthy pollinators to be successful. We have made significant investments in collaborations and research for the betterment of honey bee health. All GMO crops are tested for potential impact on honey bees, as was glyphosate herbicide. These products, when used as intended, do not impact honey bee health," Monsanto told Fox Business.
According to the said press, Monsanto's glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup, kills any plant except for the genetically modified crops that were scientifically designed to grow without being affected by the said chemical.
"What I don't like about GMOs is that we're the guinea pigs. The testing—if there's testing—we're the ones doing the testing and that is not fair and furthermore it's not labelled so we don't know if we're the ones eating them," Brinkley said.
Brinkley also told Fox Business during an interview that she's an advocate of GMO-labeling. There are also other groups in the like Victory Gardens that continuously supports Non-GMO and Non-hybrid gardening seeds.
"All the time we're finding various links and I want my food pure and it can be done," Brinkley added. "Monsanto and these giant companies are just taking over and their disrespect for our health and our rights is really maddening."
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