Mexicans “would be eating cat food” if it weren’t for the US and US trade, says US Senator from Louisiana. This comment came at a great time. Lately, my English classes with Liz have been devoted to junk food vocabulary. Liz just moved from Morelia, Mexico to Arkansas to marry her childhood sweetheart. He legallyContinue reading “Mexicans saved by US from eating cat food!”
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GMO corn ban next step? Science goes to mediation.
Mexico answered the US call to show the science behind the limited GMO corn ban. The US didn’t like the response. Now both may be putting their science on the table for third party consideration. Though Mexico radically slimmed its GMO corn ban to now apply only to white corn used for tortillas and masa,Continue reading “GMO corn ban next step? Science goes to mediation.”
Show Me The Science — Or Else!
The USDA and agribiz ramp up their adherence to science — that is, the narrow slice of science that protects the billions of US dollars at stake with Mexico’s proposed GMO ban. The U.S. agriculture trade chief has given Mexico until February 14″ to “…explain the science behind Mexico’s planned bans on genetically modified cornContinue reading “Show Me The Science — Or Else!”
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