Jul 15, 2025 02:47 PM
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https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/...-its-both/
EXCERPT: . . . “We’re taking legal action because we believe children deserve better,” said Dr. Susan J. Kressly, the AAP’s president, emphasizing that unilateral decisions not grounded in evidence could cost lives.
While the AAP deserves our appreciation for resisting Kennedy’s anti-vaccine directives, its recent record is marred by a public position that undermines Kressly’s claims. In December 2023, in its flagship journal Pediatrics, the AAP published the “Use of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)–Containing Food Products in Children.” This was accompanied by an educational article meant for parents titled, “Are GMO Foods Safe for My Child? AAP Policy Explained” on the AAP’s healthychildren.org website.
The AAP articles advised parents to not feed their children food made from ingredients derived from genetically engineered crops. While it acknowledged that novel genes in GM crops present no known hazards, it echoed long-discredited claims by of unproven risks from herbicide exposure, advising families and institutions to consider avoiding safe GM foods altogether —echoing alarmist narratives also promoted by anti-biotechnology advocacy groups, including RFK Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense. The entire report was a dense tome of disinformation and tired claims that have been long dismissed by a robust scientific consensus.
Scientists familiar with the debate over genetically engineered crops and pesticides were stunned that Dr. Philip Landrigan—known for promoting fringe views and alarmist claims—was co-author of both the report and the article posted on HealthyChildren.org. Although once a respected pediatrician and environmental health advocate, Landrigan has increasingly partnered with organizations promoting pseudoscientific attacks on genetically engineered crops... (MORE - details)
EXCERPT: . . . “We’re taking legal action because we believe children deserve better,” said Dr. Susan J. Kressly, the AAP’s president, emphasizing that unilateral decisions not grounded in evidence could cost lives.
While the AAP deserves our appreciation for resisting Kennedy’s anti-vaccine directives, its recent record is marred by a public position that undermines Kressly’s claims. In December 2023, in its flagship journal Pediatrics, the AAP published the “Use of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)–Containing Food Products in Children.” This was accompanied by an educational article meant for parents titled, “Are GMO Foods Safe for My Child? AAP Policy Explained” on the AAP’s healthychildren.org website.
The AAP articles advised parents to not feed their children food made from ingredients derived from genetically engineered crops. While it acknowledged that novel genes in GM crops present no known hazards, it echoed long-discredited claims by of unproven risks from herbicide exposure, advising families and institutions to consider avoiding safe GM foods altogether —echoing alarmist narratives also promoted by anti-biotechnology advocacy groups, including RFK Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense. The entire report was a dense tome of disinformation and tired claims that have been long dismissed by a robust scientific consensus.
Scientists familiar with the debate over genetically engineered crops and pesticides were stunned that Dr. Philip Landrigan—known for promoting fringe views and alarmist claims—was co-author of both the report and the article posted on HealthyChildren.org. Although once a respected pediatrician and environmental health advocate, Landrigan has increasingly partnered with organizations promoting pseudoscientific attacks on genetically engineered crops... (MORE - details)
