Comments on: Monsanto Pulls GM Corn Amid Serious Food Safety Concerns http://permaculture.org.au/2010/02/10/monsanto-pulls-gm-corn-amid-serious-food-safety-concerns/ Permaculture News, Commentary and Worldwide Projects. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:48:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Denitsa http://permaculture.org.au/2010/02/10/monsanto-pulls-gm-corn-amid-serious-food-safety-concerns/#comment-43832 Denitsa Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:16:28 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2504#comment-43832 Thanks for writing this and I hope it makes a difference. I think the key moment is that those varieties were already approved in other countries and since EFSA usually follows the flock, it would have approved it if not for the public outcry. I think it's obvious that the system is flawed and this should have been on the news across Europe. But of course, it wasn't. Note currently, not a long ago, I read that farmers in Europe wanted desperately the EC to approve the import of GM stock food, since it's crucial for their business. Which would of course mean importing GMO that wasn't approved to be safe in Europe. And which case, we would all eat the same thing we fought against, simply because the EC cannot yet figure out whose interests it's there to protect - ours or those of US corporations. Thanks for writing this and I hope it makes a difference. I think the key moment is that those varieties were already approved in other countries and since EFSA usually follows the flock, it would have approved it if not for the public outcry. I think it’s obvious that the system is flawed and this should have been on the news across Europe. But of course, it wasn’t.

Note currently, not a long ago, I read that farmers in Europe wanted desperately the EC to approve the import of GM stock food, since it’s crucial for their business. Which would of course mean importing GMO that wasn’t approved to be safe in Europe. And which case, we would all eat the same thing we fought against, simply because the EC cannot yet figure out whose interests it’s there to protect – ours or those of US corporations.

]]> By: Will Stewart http://permaculture.org.au/2010/02/10/monsanto-pulls-gm-corn-amid-serious-food-safety-concerns/#comment-42522 Will Stewart Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:33:21 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2504#comment-42522 Thank you for this carefully researched and analyzed article. This draws attention to the way the food safety processes are executed, and in this case, executed properly. May they always be so in the future. Thank you for this carefully researched and analyzed article. This draws attention to the way the food safety processes are executed, and in this case, executed properly. May they always be so in the future.

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