Chickens refusing to eat the maize they had been fed has led to the discovery that their feed had been genetically modified to include a well-known weed and insect killer. Strilli Oppenheimer’s indigenous African chickens were refusing to eat the mealies in the chicken feed bought from a large supplier. Concerned that the birds may be ingesting genetically modified maize, she had the maize tested. The results confirmed Oppenheimer's initial suspicion -- the maize had been genetically engineered to produce proteins that are toxic to certain insects and weeds. About her chickens' refusal to eat their maize, Oppenheimer said: "They're smart."
When an animal refuses to eat its regular feed it is oftentimes a clear sign that something is wrong with the food. Animals, as opposed to humans, tend to have a “sixth sense” about what’s safe to eat, and what’s not. A 2003 report on the British Institute of Science in Society (ISIS) web site states that both experimental and anecdotal evidence shows animals seek to avoid GM food, and do not thrive if given no other choice. In this case, the chicken feed turned out to contain BT1, an insecticide, plus built-in Roundup that makes it weed resistant.
When an animal refuses to eat its regular feed it is oftentimes a clear sign that something is wrong with the food. Animals, as opposed to humans, tend to have a “sixth sense” about what’s safe to eat, and what’s not.
A 2003 report on the British Institute of Science in Society (ISIS) web site states that both experimental and anecdotal evidence shows animals seek to avoid GM food, and do not thrive if given no other choice.
In this case, the chicken feed turned out to contain BT1, an insecticide, plus built-in Roundup that makes it weed resistant.
If GM Crops Harm Animals, What are They Doing to You?
GM corn found itself in the hot seat late last year, after a highly reputable study commissioned by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety discovered that mice fed GM corn had significantly smaller and fewer offspring compared to the control group. The lead author of the study stated there was a direct link between the GM diet and reduced fertility. Likewise, Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette, has documented 65 serious health risks from GM products of all kinds. Among them: Offspring of rats fed GM soy showed a five-fold increase in mortality, lower birth weights, and the inability to reproduce Male mice fed GM soy had damaged sperm The embryo offspring of GM soy-fed mice had altered DNA functioning Several US farmers reported sterility or fertility problems among pigs and cows fed on GM corn varieties So the question is, what do these foods do to your body? Personally, I strongly believe that genetically modified foods are a significant threat against the very sustainability of the human race. The available research shows incriminating links between the side effects of GM foods and diseases that have skyrocketed since the release of GM ingredients into our food supply, such as autoimmune diseases and severe food allergies.
GM corn found itself in the hot seat late last year, after a highly reputable study commissioned by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety discovered that mice fed GM corn had significantly smaller and fewer offspring compared to the control group.
The lead author of the study stated there was a direct link between the GM diet and reduced fertility.
Likewise, Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette, has documented 65 serious health risks from GM products of all kinds. Among them:
Offspring of rats fed GM soy showed a five-fold increase in mortality, lower birth weights, and the inability to reproduce
Male mice fed GM soy had damaged sperm
The embryo offspring of GM soy-fed mice had altered DNA functioning
Several US farmers reported sterility or fertility problems among pigs and cows fed on GM corn varieties
So the question is, what do these foods do to your body?
Personally, I strongly believe that genetically modified foods are a significant threat against the very sustainability of the human race.
The available research shows incriminating links between the side effects of GM foods and diseases that have skyrocketed since the release of GM ingredients into our food supply, such as autoimmune diseases and severe food allergies.
GM Foods are Flawed Scientific Dogma Run Amok
The well-known scientist Dr. Arpad Pusztai stated in an article last year, “Reality really started to dawn on genetic scientists with the completion of the human genome project showing that the dogma of genetic determinism, the science basis of genetic engineering was untrue, as the less than 30,000 genes could not possibly code for the about 200,000 cellular proteins. It was also realized that the about 97 percent non-gene “junk” DNA has a decisive role in the genome. Our primitive splicing techniques together with our inability to direct the transgene into “safe” zones in the genome, if such zones exist at all, were shown to lead to insertional mutagenesis with unpredictable consequences. Although it is impossible to forecast in advance what these consequences for health and the environment will be, a few independent studies have already shown… new anti-nutrients, toxins, and allergens were formed as by-products of gene-splicing, and other, mainly unpredictable immunity-related problems also occurred. … the industry still hangs on to the less costly but unscientific principle of “substantial equivalence”, i.e. the near identity of the GE crop with its parent line, as their main “safety testing,” and only commission simple contract animal feeding/production studies as a last resort to support their case of human/animal safety. In fact, there are hardly more than over two dozens of published academic animal safety studies, and the results of only one human trial have been published, and even that was not a full clinical study (Netherwood et al. 2004).” Dr. Pusztai’s earlier research into the effects of GM potatoes showed that rats suffered from weakened immune systems and stunted growth of their internal organs, including the liver, kidneys and brain, on such a diet. There is also compelling evidence indicating GM potatoes may cause cancer. As is frequently the case, Dr. Pusztai’s disturbing findings of the human nutritional consequences of GM foods cost him his job. The British Rowett Research Institute fired him in 1998, as the results had far-reaching implications for the biotech industry, which insisted that GM products would not have any adverse effects on human health.
The well-known scientist Dr. Arpad Pusztai stated in an article last year,
“Reality really started to dawn on genetic scientists with the completion of the human genome project showing that the dogma of genetic determinism, the science basis of genetic engineering was untrue, as the less than 30,000 genes could not possibly code for the about 200,000 cellular proteins. It was also realized that the about 97 percent non-gene “junk” DNA has a decisive role in the genome. Our primitive splicing techniques together with our inability to direct the transgene into “safe” zones in the genome, if such zones exist at all, were shown to lead to insertional mutagenesis with unpredictable consequences. Although it is impossible to forecast in advance what these consequences for health and the environment will be, a few independent studies have already shown… new anti-nutrients, toxins, and allergens were formed as by-products of gene-splicing, and other, mainly unpredictable immunity-related problems also occurred. … the industry still hangs on to the less costly but unscientific principle of “substantial equivalence”, i.e. the near identity of the GE crop with its parent line, as their main “safety testing,” and only commission simple contract animal feeding/production studies as a last resort to support their case of human/animal safety. In fact, there are hardly more than over two dozens of published academic animal safety studies, and the results of only one human trial have been published, and even that was not a full clinical study (Netherwood et al. 2004).”
“Reality really started to dawn on genetic scientists with the completion of the human genome project showing that the dogma of genetic determinism, the science basis of genetic engineering was untrue, as the less than 30,000 genes could not possibly code for the about 200,000 cellular proteins.
It was also realized that the about 97 percent non-gene “junk” DNA has a decisive role in the genome. Our primitive splicing techniques together with our inability to direct the transgene into “safe” zones in the genome, if such zones exist at all, were shown to lead to insertional mutagenesis with unpredictable consequences.
Although it is impossible to forecast in advance what these consequences for health and the environment will be, a few independent studies have already shown… new anti-nutrients, toxins, and allergens were formed as by-products of gene-splicing, and other, mainly unpredictable immunity-related problems also occurred.
… the industry still hangs on to the less costly but unscientific principle of “substantial equivalence”, i.e. the near identity of the GE crop with its parent line, as their main “safety testing,” and only commission simple contract animal feeding/production studies as a last resort to support their case of human/animal safety.
In fact, there are hardly more than over two dozens of published academic animal safety studies, and the results of only one human trial have been published, and even that was not a full clinical study (Netherwood et al. 2004).”
Dr. Pusztai’s earlier research into the effects of GM potatoes showed that rats suffered from weakened immune systems and stunted growth of their internal organs, including the liver, kidneys and brain, on such a diet. There is also compelling evidence indicating GM potatoes may cause cancer.
As is frequently the case, Dr. Pusztai’s disturbing findings of the human nutritional consequences of GM foods cost him his job. The British Rowett Research Institute fired him in 1998, as the results had far-reaching implications for the biotech industry, which insisted that GM products would not have any adverse effects on human health.
You are Part of a Massive Experiment
Some seem to believe that genetically modified animal feed will not cause any undue effects in the human body. This is flawed thinking at its finest. After all, we are part of the food chain! Those who believe that what they eat will not affect them simply do not understand the basics of how the human body works. The Soil Association, a British environmental charity, stated in their report, “GM Crops—The Health Effects,” that international research has found that milk, eggs and meat from GM-fed animals still contain the foreign DNA originally inserted into the GM crop. The authors concluded, that “there are very good scientific reasons for being concerned about the safety of GM crops.” With the abundance of GM ingredients currently being used in processed foods of all kinds, you are likely exposed to FAR more GM DNA than you ever thought.
Some seem to believe that genetically modified animal feed will not cause any undue effects in the human body. This is flawed thinking at its finest. After all, we are part of the food chain!
Those who believe that what they eat will not affect them simply do not understand the basics of how the human body works.
The Soil Association, a British environmental charity, stated in their report, “GM Crops—The Health Effects,” that international research has found that milk, eggs and meat from GM-fed animals still contain the foreign DNA originally inserted into the GM crop.
The authors concluded, that “there are very good scientific reasons for being concerned about the safety of GM crops.”
With the abundance of GM ingredients currently being used in processed foods of all kinds, you are likely exposed to FAR more GM DNA than you ever thought.
Conventional Media Silence
Did you see the headline, “The American Academy Of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) Calls For Immediate Moratorium On Genetically Modified Foods”? It’s quite likely you didn’t, but as recently as May 19th, 2009, the AAEM sent out a press advisory calling on physicians to “educate their patients, the medical community, and the public to avoid GM (genetically modified) foods when possible, and provide educational materials concerning GM foods and health risks.” They also advised that physicians should “consider the role of GM foods in their patients' disease processes.” In their position paper, the AAEM states that several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM foods, including: Infertility Immune problems Accelerated aging Insulin regulation Changes in major organs Gastrointestinal changes and problems Do you suffer from any of these ailments? And if so, have you taken a long, hard look at what’s in your diet? Perhaps you should. The AAEM concludes, “There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation, as defined by recognized scientific criteria. The strength of association and consistency between GM foods and disease is confirmed in several animal studies.”
Did you see the headline, “The American Academy Of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) Calls For Immediate Moratorium On Genetically Modified Foods”?
It’s quite likely you didn’t, but as recently as May 19th, 2009, the AAEM sent out a press advisory calling on physicians to “educate their patients, the medical community, and the public to avoid GM (genetically modified) foods when possible, and provide educational materials concerning GM foods and health risks.”
They also advised that physicians should “consider the role of GM foods in their patients' disease processes.”
In their position paper, the AAEM states that several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM foods, including:
Infertility
Immune problems
Accelerated aging
Insulin regulation
Changes in major organs
Gastrointestinal changes and problems
Do you suffer from any of these ailments? And if so, have you taken a long, hard look at what’s in your diet?
Perhaps you should.
The AAEM concludes,
“There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation, as defined by recognized scientific criteria. The strength of association and consistency between GM foods and disease is confirmed in several animal studies.”
Shocking Examples of Harm Caused by GM Crops
A study in the European Journal of Histochemistry reported that more than half the babies of mother rats fed GM soy died within three weeks, compared to a 10 percent death rate among the control group fed natural soy. Since 2003 Indian farmers have been reporting deaths of thousands of sheep and other small livestock who graze on post-harvest fields. At no time before in India’s history has cattle died from this practice. In 2006, more than 1,800 sheep died after grazing on post-harvest Bt cotton crops in four Indian villages. The symptoms and post-mortem findings strongly suggested they died from severe toxicity, most likely from the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin, which is incorporated in the genetically modified crops. Bt is a naturally occurring, toxic bacteria common in soils across the globe. Several strains can infect and kill insects. In a recent article, Jeffrey M. Smith describes how about two dozen U.S. farmers reported that thousands of pigs became sterile after consuming certain GM corn varieties. Some had false pregnancies; others gave birth to bags of water. Cows and bulls also became infertile when fed the same corn. Likewise, India has reported that buffalo that ate GM cottonseed had complications such as premature deliveries, spontaneous abortions, infertility, and prolapsed uteruses. Many of the offspring died.
A study in the European Journal of Histochemistry reported that more than half the babies of mother rats fed GM soy died within three weeks, compared to a 10 percent death rate among the control group fed natural soy.
Since 2003 Indian farmers have been reporting deaths of thousands of sheep and other small livestock who graze on post-harvest fields. At no time before in India’s history has cattle died from this practice. In 2006, more than 1,800 sheep died after grazing on post-harvest Bt cotton crops in four Indian villages. The symptoms and post-mortem findings strongly suggested they died from severe toxicity, most likely from the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin, which is incorporated in the genetically modified crops. Bt is a naturally occurring, toxic bacteria common in soils across the globe. Several strains can infect and kill insects.
In a recent article, Jeffrey M. Smith describes how about two dozen U.S. farmers reported that thousands of pigs became sterile after consuming certain GM corn varieties. Some had false pregnancies; others gave birth to bags of water. Cows and bulls also became infertile when fed the same corn.
Likewise, India has reported that buffalo that ate GM cottonseed had complications such as premature deliveries, spontaneous abortions, infertility, and prolapsed uteruses. Many of the offspring died.
Which Foods are Most Likely to be Genetically Modified … and How Can You Avoid Them?
Nearly all of these foods are GM, and therefore best to avoid: • Soy • Corn • Cottonseed • Canola It would also be wise to limit products made from these ingredients, such as vegetable oils, maltodextrin, and high-fructose corn syrup. In fact, because corn and soy are so widely used in processed foods, at least 70 percent of the processed foods at your supermarket contain GM ingredients. That’s seven out of every 10 products! Other GMO products include: • Some varieties of zucchini, crookneck squash, and papayas from Hawaii • Milk containing rbGH • Rennet (containing genetically modified enzymes) used to make hard cheeses • Aspartame (NutraSweet) Avoiding all of the products listed above, unless they are certified organic, is one way to cut down on your intake of GM foods. Buying products that are certified organic or that say non-GMO are other ways you can limit your family‘s risk from GM foods, as organic foods are not allowed to contain GM ingredients. You can also tell GM foods by their PLU sticker: A four-digit number means the produce is conventionally grown A five-digit number beginning with 9 means it's organic A five-digit number beginning with 8 means it's GM Particularly in the United States, where GM products are not required to be labeled, it can be difficult to eat a GM-free diet. But there are some resources available to help you. I recommend downloading the Non-GMO Shopping Guide, issued by the Institute for Responsible Technology. They also offer some helpful basic advice for how to avoid GMO’s when eating in restaurants. In conclusion, remember to never underestimate the power of your pocketbook. If more of us begin to refuse GM foods, food manufacturers will have no choice but to listen. One thing is for sure: if we do not put a stop to the spread of GM foods, our future generations may be forever saddled with needless health problems. If you haven’t yet taken the time to watch The Future of Food, please do so now. It’s a real eye-opener, and perhaps one of the most important videos on this subject. I urge you to see it, and pass it on to everyone you know.
Nearly all of these foods are GM, and therefore best to avoid:
• Soy • Corn • Cottonseed • Canola
It would also be wise to limit products made from these ingredients, such as vegetable oils, maltodextrin, and high-fructose corn syrup. In fact, because corn and soy are so widely used in processed foods, at least 70 percent of the processed foods at your supermarket contain GM ingredients. That’s seven out of every 10 products!
Other GMO products include:
• Some varieties of zucchini, crookneck squash, and papayas from Hawaii • Milk containing rbGH • Rennet (containing genetically modified enzymes) used to make hard cheeses • Aspartame (NutraSweet)
Avoiding all of the products listed above, unless they are certified organic, is one way to cut down on your intake of GM foods. Buying products that are certified organic or that say non-GMO are other ways you can limit your family‘s risk from GM foods, as organic foods are not allowed to contain GM ingredients. You can also tell GM foods by their PLU sticker:
A four-digit number means the produce is conventionally grown
A five-digit number beginning with 9 means it's organic
A five-digit number beginning with 8 means it's GM
Particularly in the United States, where GM products are not required to be labeled, it can be difficult to eat a GM-free diet. But there are some resources available to help you.
I recommend downloading the Non-GMO Shopping Guide, issued by the Institute for Responsible Technology. They also offer some helpful basic advice for how to avoid GMO’s when eating in restaurants.
In conclusion, remember to never underestimate the power of your pocketbook. If more of us begin to refuse GM foods, food manufacturers will have no choice but to listen.
One thing is for sure: if we do not put a stop to the spread of GM foods, our future generations may be forever saddled with needless health problems. If you haven’t yet taken the time to watch The Future of Food, please do so now. It’s a real eye-opener, and perhaps one of the most important videos on this subject.
I urge you to see it, and pass it on to everyone you know.
The only way we will be able to afford this health care reform is if we get smart about what we eat so that we reduce the incidence of disease. The only problem is that we aren't that smart. I just deleted three paragraphs worth of diatrabe as it is pointless to beat this dead horse. The presence of these GMO's in our food supply is a direct result of corruption, failed government and a culture of plausible deniability and avoidance of liability enabled by the FDA, FTC, EPA, USDA and Congress. Personally, I think it is about time to copy some tactics used by our founders and reinstitute one of the first and best uses of petrochemicals. It involves using boiled tar and feathers and applying them liberally to those responsible in Washington DC and our state capitals.
You are soooo right!
Unfortunately, those responsible aren't in DC or state caps.
They are us, the sucker, apathetic voters who continue to elect these rascals in, don't get politically active, and expect someone else to take care of it.
However, small groups of activists can get things changed, in fact, it's the only thing that ever has.
True, and you are right... most of us on here know these things are facts, not opinions.
Dr Rik:
Well, we DO have the power... stop buying. Simple... Stop buying and if you must buy food, go to the farmers market--we just got back from ours. You can't buy raw milk, still, but a trip to the farm can be fun and just an enjoyable day out for the family, or self. Support your local farmers; eat less and eat more quality foods.
Again, for those that think all 'animals' are treated the same, watch: "MEET YOUR MEAT" on youtube or another source. You can't deny what you see and it can be proven. I can't watch the whole thing because it enrages me to see the shite humans do to other species, regardless if you are going to eat them (something I have cut down drastically for numerous reasons).
We DO have much to learn from the other inhabitants of this planet, but with religions saying "man has the power over animals" and that kind of BS, it even makes it harder. Could it be that humans were supposed to be the caretakers of the planet? At any rate, the disconnection between nature and we, humans, can be corrected if individuals were taught to respect life, nature and we rid ourselves of public rapists (I mean corporations; that doesn't mean businesses, it means large publicly held corporate #$%^&*&^%$%^).
I agree with Dave-O's comment that purchasing decisions are the best way if not the only way to send this message. The political process has become seriously corrupted because of the expense of media promotion. Big chemical, drug and biotech corporations have been funding both major parties, and spoiler (funded or driven by imperatives of their own) infiltrate and sabotage any minor parties that try to offer a real alternative.
The media plays along by framing the debate to favour the chemical/biomedical agenda on every subject from GMO foods to vaccines (and adjuvants) to pesticides. In such a psychological climate, it's nearly impossible to be elected and not have been compromised to some degree. The ones who seem less corrupt -- as a Canadian looking in from outside, I see a few like Dennis Kucinich doing their homework and trying to defend freedom of choice -- are usually marginalized by the press which tries to make them appear less credible even if they present solid evidence.
What's the solution to corruption and systematic media misrepresentation?
The political landscape continues to darken. More shouting, fisticuffs, mob violence and thuggery (sorry, Trinity Wellness, but tar and feathers are in that classification) can completely overturn the democratic process. Checks and balances will fail along with the constitution when gangs of brownshirts take up their clubs and tar buckets. Please read, thoughtfully, the article "Fascist America: Are We There Yet?", by Sarah Robinson (mirrored on many sites). Then pray (a lot) and look for ways to ensure that constitutional law will be upheld, and that the U.S. will not continue down this slippery slope to Fascism, dragging Canada and all its allies down into that morass.
Voting with the pocketbook might be the only way to get the point across about GMOs/organics. Every purchase is political, and every purchase sends a message to the vendors as well.
If HR 2749 (Food Safety Bill of 2009) passes (and it has passed the house) then your food will fill you up but will not give you the nutrients you need, and you will fall sick from malnutrition!
I like your boiled tar and feathers ! There are many evil people out there and they need to answer the to American public for their subversive bills.
This story illustrates one thing:
We need a new type of chicken in Congress...smart ones...not the yellow bellied ones who cluck there now.
I disagree that voting with our dollar is the only way to send the message to the corporations regarding GM foods. That will not work.
Can some one please post organizations actively fighting GM contamination and Monsanto as well as petition links.
Donate, sign petitions and pass the truth on to others.
The small percentage of knowledgeable people won't have a loud enough purchasing voice, they'll need to have a howling public voice or it will soon be too late. The truth must be broadcasted LOUDLY!
The corporate position is too influential in the media and even health reports. The average person will never be exposed to the truth and will not know to make other purchasing decisions. Many people will hear of the concerns but won't know what to look for, what the alternatives are, or how to afford, both in time and money, more conscious purchasing choices.
Monsanto Corporation has got to be one of the most evil entities on the face of the earth. It was brought out in the documentary, Food, Inc., that 90% of the soy crops grown in the US are from genetically modified seeds patented and owned by Monsanto. GMO crops cross-pollinate with other crops, even organically grown crops. Eventually, all crops, including organic crops, will be geneticall modified and the seeds will all be owned by Monsanto. Those in Washington DC who have allowed this immoral and evil company to do what it has and is doing should be held responsible and acountable for the coming genocide.
Not surprised really.....have heard anecdotal evidence that rats will avoid GM foods, and will (to their detriment) only eat them if they are literally starving.
May look like maize, may taste like maize, but since it's DNA has been altered, it's definitely no longer maize...and animals instinctively know this....
They are smarter than we are! Personally I think the dissing of organic food is part of the softeneing up process towards shmoozing acceptance for GM crops. You know, conventional crops are as good as organic, GM crops are as good and conventional, day is night, a lie is as good as the truth! Here in Britain Lord Rooker has been welcomed into the Food Standards Agency. He is apparently a known supporter of GM. Some months ago I remember seeing something about money being allocated to some goverment scheme designed to promote GM crops in the UK. I can't remember which sock puppet was spouting but I expect them to do it.
(I think the dissing of organic food is part of the softeneing up process towards shmoozing acceptance for GM crops) Yep, it's all about programming. I recall back in the 70's when the Flu shot first came out, they made the statement that old folks were the only ones that needed to get it. I recall making the statement; "Let's see how long it takes them to say everyone needs to get it." And, here we are today and that's exactly what has happened. If you live long enough you can predict the predetermined assault by the "Powers That Be" and come up with a plan and avoid their plan of action against the populace.
I think at grocery stores, conventional foods should be labeled as "chemically treated produce" and list what chemicals they used and organic foods should not have any label. Before pesticides were invented, foods were never given such confusing labels.
This video shows why it is common sense that we should eat organic foods.
renegadehealth.com/.../why-eating-organic-foods-should-be-a-no-brainer-the-renegade-health-show-episode-51
We probably don't notice that the food is GMO because we are so used to the sweeteners, flavours, salt, and harmful fats added to the foods. If you are used to eating organic foods, you may find it easier to tell whether the crops are organic, or grown in depleted soils. Some people say that it's all in your head.
Brian1
And I think that all of the refined foods should be correctly labelled - as degraded foods. But this unlikely to ever occur.
I believe that humans can tell to a certain extent if a food is GMO. If you were at a party and everyone was eating GMO foods, you probably will still eat because of social pressures. Eventually you will accept the subtle flavors, smells, and side effects of consumption.
Japanese refuse to import GM soybeans and corn from the US. You can always find on the label of natto that the product is made from non-GM soybeans. That's true for many other products as well, even some cereals (which are highly unpopular here by the way). Like others have said...we've got to refuse to buy GM foods. Japanese even refused to import American beef for a while as well because Americans broke their promise that they would test all the meat for BSE and sent infected meat to Japan anyways. But after a while government caved into political pressure from the US and started reimporting it.
I remember seeing in the news also I think earlier this year Koreans were heavily protesting their government's choice to start importing American beef. However, there are MANY Japanese that still refuse to buy any American meat. I myself don't buy any. I can't quite remember how things are in the US, but in Japan the country of the source of the meat is always on the package. This is true for pretty much every fruit and vegetable as well, seafood too. So I guess it goes without saying the Japanese are very particular about their food and where it is coming from.
Last year there was an incident of mass food poisoning that occured from Chinese dumplings that had been tainted with an insectide. The dumplings were a frozen food item made in China. Ever since then, I remember seeing the price of garlic from China going way down because everybody is so untrustworthy of Chinese agricultural practices. Chinese garlic used to be sold in things of 3 and now they are sold in things of 12 for the same price.
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