GMO by itself may be safe but 99% of GMO plants sold are engineered to be able to be doused in pesticides which are NOT known to be safe for human consumption. These pesticides have not been rigorously tested using double blind studies on humans.
After my GMO corn and soybeans are about 12" high, I use a contact spray (glyphosate) at a rate of roughly 10 gal/acre to selectively kill weeds. If you would watch the sprayer in the field, you would note that the nozzles are emitting a very fine mist. To me, it is an incredible feat of science that such little spray is able to completely and selectively kill the weeds.
Also, I'm not aware of ANY pesticides that are save for human consumption. To what are you referring?
Source: On the side, I farm 35 acres planted using no-till and GMO corn and soybeans. I hire a crop consultant to help me rotate pesticides to avoid developing glyphosate-resistant weeds.
Unfortunately there's no protective gear for eaters of your corn.
And about roundup-ready crops:
"The EPA considered a "worst case" dietary risk model of an individual eating a lifetime of food derived entirely from glyphosate-sprayed fields with residues at their maximum levels. This model indicated that no adverse health effects would be expected under such conditions."
"Early epidemiological studies have not found associations between long-term low-level exposure to glyphosate and any disease."
(off of the wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate#Human)
Source for that?
> the scientific consensus you mention has also drawn attention due to conflicts of interest from sources of funding.
source for that?
In most cases such studies would simply be unethical, you can't just intentionally expose people to chemical you suspect might be harmful in studies.
Are you here pranking us? Apart of insulting, of course.