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In reply to the discussion: Total Ban On GM Corn in France Follows Popular Opposition [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)you're defending Monsanto? Or maybe the misguided Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation? (A lot of big business entities seem to have a stake in this...) "Studied extensively"--you and I know that the guinea pigs on the rice deal are in Asia and Africa and the guinea pigs for GMO corn, soy and canola are mainly in the US.
Sorry, I'm going with this assessment:
http://www.foodwatch.org/uploads/media/golden_lies_golden_rice_project_2012_01.pdf
Golden Lies: The Seed Industrys Questionable Golden Rice Project
"Foodwatch published its first report on Golden Rice in 2009. The report revealed that
10 years after the first generation of the genetically engineered rice had been produced, neither its
practical suitability to combat vitamin A deficiency nor the risks it posed could be assessed.
Work on the product has continued since then, and in spite of a lack of safety data, managers of the
Golden Rice project tested the genetically engineered rice on school children in China as early as
2009. In addition, trial testing was conducted on volunteers in the United States. The first crop of
the genetically engineered rice from a field release experiment was harvested in the Philippines in
2011. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation granted the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
USD 10 million to promote the seeds commercial release. This new report takes stock of the current
situation. It will also take a look at the communication strategies that have accompanied the project."
(Anyone interested can read more at the link)
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I guess it's pointless for you and me to discuss this further.