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Genetic Pollution |
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"Genetic pollution" and collateral damage from
GE field crops already have begun to wreak environmental havoc. Wind,
rain, birds, bees, and insect pollinators have begun carrying genetically-altered
pollen into adjoining fields, polluting the DNA of crops of organic and
non-GE farmers. An organic farm in Texas has been contaminated with genetic
drift from GE crops on a nearby farm and EU regulators are considering
setting an "allowable limit" for genetic contamination of non-GE foods,
because they don't believe genetic pollution can be controlled. Because
they are alive, gene-altered crops are inherently more unpredictable than
chemical pollutants--they can reproduce, migrate, and mutate. Once released,
it is virtually impossible to recall genetically engineered organisms
back to the laboratory or the field.
Information provided with the help of Ronnie Cummins Organic
Consumers Association |
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