<h3><a href="https://www.gmoscience.org/rat-feeding-studies-suggest-the-impossible-burger-may-not-be-safe-to-eat/">Rat Feeding Study Suggests the Impossible Burger May Not Be Safe to Eat (GMO Science)</a></h3>
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<ul><li>A recent study on rats has highlighted <strong>health concerns</strong> about a protein called <strong>soy</strong> <strong>leghemoglobin      (SLH)</strong> – a GMO yeast-derived protein used to make Impossible Food’s plant-based burger. The rats fed with this ingredient developed <strong>weight gain changes</strong> and <strong>possible kidney and inflammation diseases. </strong></li><li>While the <strong>FDA initially rejected Impossible’s application in 2015, concluding that</strong> SLH’s safety for consumption was not established, a later attempt in 2017 following a second study was successful. </li><li>The article criticises this decision, citing <strong>concerns regarding the</strong> <strong>study’s length</strong> and the <strong>dismissal of      multiple potential health concerns</strong> as “non-adverse” on the grounds that they appeared to reverse themselves after a few days. </li><li>Impossible Food’s recently introduced a <strong>new recipe for its burger, which in addition to the GMO-derived SLH</strong> now includes another GMO ingredient in the form of a <strong>protein from herbicide-tolerant soy</strong>, which may contain potential residues of glyphosate. </li><li>As a result of the above concerns, the non-profit group GMO Free USA has launched a <a href="https://gmofreeusa.org/take-action/impossible-burger-health-survey/">health survey</a> to collect data from people who believe they experienced adverse affects after eating the Impossible Burger. </li></ul>
<h3>Analysis and Comments</h3>
<ul><li>While I do not think Beyond Meat, Impossible’s now public competitor, uses the same protein source, <strong>a food scare  on plant-based meat would likely have a negative impact on the entire sector.</strong></li><li>Should Impossible Foods want to go public (which seems likely), this could prove to be a PR/Investor perception issue for them going forward, particularly as only a <strong>longer-term study with a larger number of animals</strong> could clarify the significance of the worrying effects listed in the above study.</li><li>Given the claims made by producers of plant-based alternatives regarding the health benefits of their products, <strong>we will be tracking the response of the scientific community to this study. </strong></li></ul>
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