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In reply to the discussion: If you are in California, please vote YES on 37. -Updated [View all]Tumbulu
(6,630 posts)showing how the raw Bt toxin engineered into plants biodegrades. And it's half life. I am not interested in how the crystal toxin produced by the bacteria biodegrades, I know all about that already- that work was done in the 60's.
How are the seed companies making sure that the toxin does not mutate? What tests do they perform on each batch of seeds?
What is the tolerance allowed in foodstuffs for this raw toxin. Why do you think it is now being found in over 90% the blood of women and infants in Canada? Any toxicology work on it to share with us?
And how about the amount of glyphosate left as a residue in the crop plants. What are the tolerable limits of it?
How about the problem of the promotors leaving the plant cells with the infecting genes and infecting the soil microorganisms with those genes. Any studies to share with us about that? And while we are on that topic how about with the microorganisms that reside in mammalian digestive systems. These are sensible questions and issues that should be addressed within a regulatory system.
If this industry has any hope of progressing it needs to label and come up with a regulatory system. You can only ignore the Union of Concerned Scientists for so long.