Whoops...now where did we put that GMO field?

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USDA failing to keep track of gene-mod crop experiments

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has failed to adequately monitor thousands of

acres of experimental biotechnology crops, according to, um, itself. A two-year

internal investigation yielded a report released quietly -- that is to say,

buried -- in the days before Christmas. In it, the department's inspector

general said the USDA did not fully evaluate applications for genetically

engineered plant trials, and then failed to ensure that the crops were destroyed

after the trials. Apparently it didn't even know where some experimental crop

fields were located. The report says poor monitoring increases the chances that

GM plants " will inadvertently persist in the environment before they are deemed

safe to grow without regulation, " increasing the risk of biotech crops

cross-pollinating with conventional crops -- a particular worry for organic

farmers, who charge a premium price to guarantee consumers foods free of genetic

freakiness.

 

 

 

 

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