GMO Soybean Pollen Is Harmless, Except To European Regulators

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 10:50 in Mathematics & Economics

Policy makers know to hit biology where it counts; in the wallet. Rural farmers in Mexico have seen honey shipments to Germany rejected because of genetically modified organism (GMO) soybean pollen in honey samples Is it harmful? No, but that is not how European science policy is written. Instead, because GMO soybean pollen in honey has not approved for human consumption in honey, as opposed to unsafe, farmers have to take the hit - unless they stop using GMOs and use more pesticides and herbicides. read more

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