This morning KREM 2 with Charlie Rose and crew had a segment that featured an interview with Monsanto's CEO. He did a horrible job. No useful information was expressed. Answers to questions were shunted to platitudes like GMO's are safe, Roundup has been studied for 40 years, and he eats GMO foods without concern. What a wasted opportunity.
His appearance did bring back to mind a statement I heard about a year ago from an industry spokesman, that FDA needed to study the safety of the various process' used in GMO developments, and not the individual cultivar developed from a specific process. It would save a lot of time and money, and give the public some assurance that questions about public health and environmental issues are being addressed. I thought that it was a good statement and a direction that needed to be taken, and still do. This irritating interview did put me back on the web search for information about GMO's. There are four or five basic process' used for GMO's. I remember that one process that encompassed crossing genes of different species needed to be looked at closely. I haven't come up with the right key phrase yet to get those names.
It is apparent to me that GMO, GE, and GM labels are used interchangeably, depending on whose talking and which area of the world the information is coming from.
I did find a website that gives an excellent discussion on the many different aspects surrounding GMO's. It's sectioned for easy access of specific subjects. It's the website for JRSM (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine). It's a long journal entry but packed with information that is not too technical. < Journal of the Royal Society of medicine >
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