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The well-respected British medical journal, The Lancet, published an important study conducted by Drs. Arpad Pusztai and Stanley W.B. Ewen under a grant from the Scottish government. The study examined the effect on rats of the consumption of potatoes genetically engineered to contain the biopesticide Bacillus Thuringiensis (B.t ...
Oct 2, 2023 · How GMOs Are Regulated for Food and Plant Safety in the United States. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. February 17, 2022. What You Need to Know About Bioengineered (BE) Food Labeling. Non GMO ...
Jan 6, 2022 · Introduction. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important food for human consumption behind wheat and rice, and among the top horticultural crops.Citation 1 Two thirds of the annual yield is marketed fresh, while the remainder is processed for snack and other industrial food products, including animal feed, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, wood, and textile commodities.
Sep 1, 2013 · Nearly all the corn and soybeans grown in the U.S. are genetically modified, but only two GM crops, Monsanto's MON810 maize and BASF's Amflora potato, are accepted in the European Union. Ten E.U ...
Aug 26, 2015 · Dr. Pustazai’s curriculum vitae is what afforded him a $3 million grant by the UK government to study GMOs. Dr. Pustazai was possibly the first, if not a primary scientist to point out that GM food was not at all substantially equivalent to non-GM foods. He also pointed out that the testing procedures employed by the UK, and incidentally ...
non-GMO animal food. Do GMO plants reduce pesticide use? Some GMO plants contain plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs)8 to make them resistant to insects, reducing the need for and use of many spray pesticides.9 As another safety measure, EPA works with developers and scientists to help develop GMOs that will resist insects for as long
Aug 1, 2012 · All this makes potatoes a powerful symbol of biodiversity (and lack thereof) in the global food system. But to read this week’s news, it’s easy to wonder if we’ll ever learn our lesson ...
