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.”
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Mexico yields on GMO ban; not enough for US ag
Environmental, food sovereignty, small producer, and indigenous groups are dismayed by Mexico softening its GMO/glyphosate ban of 2020. But the USDA and US corporate agriculture say Mexico’s position is still unacceptable. All I can say is, can’t these guys read? The modified “ban” is as soft and narrow as corn silk. In response to theContinue reading “Mexico yields on GMO ban; not enough for US ag”
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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