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Articles related to toxicity

Expert Opinion: Is Sugar as Toxic as Alcohol?
Various experts
Experts evaluate a commentary published in Nature* arguing that added sweeteners pose dangers to health that justify controlling them like alcohol.
 Expert Opinion: Long-Term Toxicity of GM Maize
Compiled by AusSMC
French research published in Food and Chemical Toxicology suggests that rats fed a diet containing a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize died more frequently and earlier than control groups. The study also suggests that females developed mammary tumours more often than and before controls.