Professor of the University of Caen, Gilles-Eric Seralini (C) gives a press conference next to French member of the European parliament Corinne Lepage (L) and Dr Joel Spiroux (R) on September 20, 2012 in Paris, one day after the release of his study, the first ever peer-reviewed, long-term animal study of Genetically Modified (GMO) food, which, according to him, proves the long-term toxicity of GMOs and “Round-up”. The study examined the long-term effects of Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller and NK603 Roundup-resistant GM maize and linked them to mammary tumors, kidney and liver damage and other serious illnesses in rats. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD