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Lawsuit Calls Genetically Engineered Alfalfa a Risk to Farmers and the Environment
SOURCE: Center for Food Safety, USA
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r Item 1 THE CULTIVATION OF GM-SOY WILL BE BANNED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2007 THE CULTIVATION OF GM-SO […] r Submission on APPLICATION A549 FOOD DERIVED FROM HIGH LYSINE CORN LY038: to permit the use in food of high lysine corn A study published in the journal ‘Environmental Science & technology’ suggests that poor farmers in developing countries can increase agricultural productivity by adopting “resource-conserving” or sustainable agriculture. […] This is a discussion-document by the Working Group on Genetic Engineering of the Justice, Peace and Creation Team of the World Council of Churches. It discusses the implications of genetic engineering on human life and agriculture. […] This is a guide to the precautionary principle and describe how it can be used to make preventive decisions in the face of uncertainty and to drive actions that will protect public health and the environment. […] Diets containing GM potatoes expressing the lectin Galanthus nivalis agglutinin had variable effects on different parts of the rat gastrointestinal tract. […] Gut microbes that cannot be recovered in artificial culture may acquire and harbor genes from genetically modified plants. […] The author raises his concern on the present understanding of genetic engineering and calls for more thorough examination of GMOs before they are introduced into the food supply. […] |
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