The Czechs cheer for GMOs, America's mission closer to accomplished
by teachergirl | June 15, 2009 at 10:39 AM
gecorn3.jpgLast week, the Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic released a document, supporting the farm production of genetically modified crops. This is a small win for US business interests, specifically the biotech lobby.
The paper published by the team of Czech scientists, entitled White Book: Genetically Modified Crops, Scientific opinion of Czech researchers working with GMO, is based on a twelve-year study of GM crops and their effects on the environment. In a nutshell, the authors of the study concluded that the positive benefits of growing GM foods outweigh the negative.
In sharp contrast, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) nearly simultaneously released a statement calling for an immediate moratorium on genetically modified foods. AAEM argues that "GM foods pose a serious health risk."
To read the rest of the article, please go to my blog (click here), Czechs in America.
Comments
feel sorry for it happening there
How terrible and I am surprised the rest of the EU allowed it to happen since it will spread to their crops now. I hope your country finds a way to get rid of it as we are trying to do in America! It is a shame that some companies do not care for the impact of what they do and only look to make a profit.
thanks for posting this,
Maria