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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)Just because it takes 10 years to get a product to market does NOT mean it's safe.
I see you don't address the points made in the article I posted, but instead you give us Plant Biochemistry 101. OK, so you give me the opportunity to post this
http://earthopensource.org/index.php/reports/58
"Evidence presented in this report indicates that GM crops:
Are laboratory-made, using technology that is totally different from natural breeding methods, and pose different risks from non-GM crops
Can be toxic, allergenic or less nutritious than their natural counterparts
Are not adequately regulated to ensure safety
Do not increase yield potential
Do not reduce pesticide use but increase it
Create serious problems for farmers, including herbicide-tolerant superweeds, compromised soil quality, and increased disease susceptibility in crops
Have mixed economic effects
Harm soil quality, disrupt ecosystems, and reduce biodiversity
Do not offer effective solutions to climate change
Are as energy-hungry as any other chemically-farmed crops
Cannot solve the problem of world hunger but distract from its real causes poverty, lack of access to food and, increasingly, lack of access to land to grow it on."
"Based on the evidence presented in this report, there is no need to take risks with GM crops when effective, readily available, and sustainable solutions to the problems that GM technology is claimed to address already exist. Conventional plant breeding, in some cases helped by safe modern technologies like gene mapping and marker assisted selection, continues to outperform GM in producing high-yield, drought-tolerant, and pest- and disease-resistant crops that can meet our present and future food needs."
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Maybe you'd like to address some of the points in this report:
Download a PDF of the full GMO Myths and Truths report:
http://earthopensource.org/files/pdfs/GMO_Myths_and_Truths/GMO_Myths_and_Truths_1.3b.pdf