Tag: European Union

  • GMO Foods Cont’d

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    Keith Kloor argues in Discover magazine that “the worst misinformation and myths about genetically modified foods has spread from the anti-GMO fringes to the mainstream.”  He feels that the anti-GMO movement is based on fear and not science.  To back up his view he quotes an article published in Scientific American by Pam Ronald, a University of…

  • Asia Curbs US imports of wheat after genetically modified sample found

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    The discovery of rogue genetically modified wheat in a farmer’s field in Oregon shook global confidence in the safety of America’s food supply on Friday. Billions in food exports were potentially at stake following the disclosure by the US Department of Agriculture of the existence of the GM wheat plants. The GM variant, developed by the agricultural giant Monsanto, has never…