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Food health
Food Health
INNSCOR GMOS RISK EXPOSING
ZIMBABWEANS, ZAMBIANS, KENYANS
AND OTHERS TO BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
By Rutendo Matinyarare, Harare, Zimbabwe
hile speaking with Consequently, the government What is concerning is that
a high-ranking decided to ban the importation many of the countries leading
Wgovernment official of GMOs. However, it’s in cancer deaths in Africa,
in Zimbabwe about GMOs last evident that the importation consume GMOs or allow
year, he informed me that in of GMOs from South Africa their cultivation, and their
2009, due to food shortages in and other countries by food and fast food industries
the country, the government retailers, millers and leading are predominantly controlled
began allowing the direct food producers has continued by white-owned companies
importation of GMO grains. unabated. As a result, from South Africa, Zimbabwe,
As a result, within two years, Zimbabwe’s cancer rates and Europe and America.
they noticed a drastic spike in deaths have become some
cancer cases. of the highest (3rd) in sub- In 2001, a San Diego company
Saharan Africa since 2009. by the name of Epicyte
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