Long term GMO effects - ugh?
Ever wondered what a GMO is? The acronym stands for genetically modified organisms. And this is the case of GM plants. One would think that with rampant spread of GMO seeds to grow for crops will yield a perfectly safe foods for animal consumption (that means animal and human). That may be the case, but things like that need scientific scrutiny. And when you give out End User License agreement that forbids exactly that, you may be labeled suspicious and trying to turn the tables in your advantage. WHY?
As a precondition to buy seeds, either to plant for crops or to use in research study, Monsanto and the gene giant companies must first sign an End User Agreement with the company. For the past decade, the period when the greatest proliferation of GMO seeds in agriculture has taken place, Monsanto, Pioneer (DuPont) and Syngenta require anyone buying their GMO seeds to sign an agreement that explicitly forbids that the seeds be used for any independent research. Scientists are prohibited from testing a seed to explore under what conditions it flourishes or even fails. They cannot compare any characteristics of the GMO seed with any other GMO or non-GMO seeds from another company. Most alarming, they are prohibited from examining whether the genetically modified crops lead to unintended side-effects either in the environment or in animals or humans.
I suppose noone has given some serious thought to actually trying to change the law? Can’t their “End License” thingy be forced to change, by some form of a high-court, this-is-we-think-a-bit-unconstitutional-and-you-should-change-it-(or-we-will-be-wewy-wewy-angry-with-you) decree?
Or is the answer: “OH shit, forgot we were talking ’bout American companies!”
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Comment by aljobaljo — 29 August, 2009 @ 3:51