Former member of FCT editorial board condemns Seralini study retraction
A former member of the editorial board of Food and Chemical Toxicology, the journal that published and then retracted the Séralini study on GM maize and Roundup, has written a letter to the editor of the journal condemning the retraction. He writes, "Your decision which can be interpreted as a will to eliminate scientific information that does not help supporting industrial interests is, in my view, unacceptable." Meanwhile 129 scientists have signed a statement opposing the retraction of the Séralini study. If you're a scientist and agree with the statement, please add your signature:
http://www.endsciencecensorship.org/en/page/Statement#signed-by
In a separate initiative, a statement against the retraction and pledging to boycott Elsevier, which publishes FCT, has been signed by over 1200 scientists:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Open_letter_to_FCT_and_Elsevier.php#form
We've been contacted by several scientists who told us that they have withdrawn their manuscripts from the review and/or publication process at Elsevier journals in solidarity with Prof Séralini's team. Some of these manuscripts had already been accepted for publication.