Transgene Escape: GMOs Spreading Uncontrollably Around the World

[eridani]

http://www.nationofchange.org/transgene-escape-gmos-spreading-uncontrollably-around-world-1386086334

To make matters worse, the USDA now considers GMO contamination “normal”.

Testbiotech says there are several reasons for “transgene escape”. They say the future impact of this unregulated spread of GM technology is, quite simply, unknown.

Apart from commercial cultivation and experimental field trials, losses from the import and transport of viable grains for food and feed production are a source of uncontrolled dispersal. The consequences cannot be reliably predicted, and from the cases documented in the overview it is evident that no prediction can be made on how these plants will behave in the long-term or interact with biodiversity.

The organization is calling on EU Commissioner Tonio Borg, who is pushing for GMO authorization throughout the EU, to honestly assess the consequences of GM technology.

Christoph Then for Testbiotech says, “EU Commissioner Tonio Borg who is currently pushing for the authorisation of genetically engineered plants in the EU, should be aware of the consequences of this technology on a global scale. We need regulations to ensure that the release of genetically engineered organisms is prohibited unless they can be removed from the environment if required.”

But, if they’ve infiltrated even wild plant relatives, removal is doubtful.

[Berlum]

1. Ptoooey on the nefarious occult assault of GMO, Inc. (R) on planet earth and its human beings

[pnwmom]

2. Every GM product is safe unless proven otherwise.

That was the ruling the FDA made in 1992 during the Reagan administration. Henceforth, all GM products are automatically considered safe unless proven otherwise.

At the same time, the FDA allows the producers to control the seeds and to exercise veto power over the conduct of any research and the release of its results.

Pretty neat set-up, right? Perfect for the producers. Not so good for everyone else.