Genetically engineered corn recalled

[nosmokes]

Event-32.Kinda makes you wonder what happened with events 1 through 31 doesn't it?:evilgrin:
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original-theindependent

Genetically engineered corn recalled

By Robert Pore

Following on the heels of a massive recall of 143 million pounds of beef by the federal government earlier this month, government officials have now recalled a tainted genetically engineered variety of corn.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they are coordinating efforts following notification by Dow AgroSciences that the company detected extremely low levels of an unregistered genetically engineered (GE) pesticide product known as a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) in three of its commercial GE hybrid corn seed lines.

According to Dow, the unregistered product produces proteins that are identical to a registered product.

The USDA, EPA and FDA have concluded that there are no public health, food or feed safety concerns. Additionally, USDA and EPA have determined that the unregistered GE corn PIP poses no plant pest or environmental concerns.

The unregistered GE corn PIP, known as Event 32, was found in some Herculex RW and Herculex XTRA Rootworm Protection products.

Seed containing low levels of the unregistered Event 32 was inadvertently sold to farmers by Dow's affiliate Mycogen Seeds and planted in 2006 and 2007.

EPA and USDA previously approved Herculex Rootworm Protection products containing a closely related PIP, Event 22. These products are also approved for use in several foreign countries.

In Nebraska, nearly 11.5 million acres of 13.1 million acres of corn and soybeans planted in 2007 were of biotechnology varieties. According to the USDA, 79 percent of Nebraska's corn was genetically engineered varieties and 95 percent of the soybeans was genetically engineered.

The Center for Food Safety has expressed concern about the recall of a genetically engineered (GE) crop known as Event 32.

The unapproved GE corn had found its way into three commercial corn seed lines that were planted on a total of 72,000 acres over the past two years, according to the center.

In 2000-01, another insecticide-producing GE corn known as Starlink was mistakenly introduced into the nation's food supply, leading to the nation's largest-ever food recall due to concerns that it could cause allergies in those who consumed contaminated corn products, according to the center.

"These days, it appears that the U.S. is not much better than China when it comes to allowing unapproved additives into foods destined for export," said Joe Mendelson, legal director of the Center for Food Safety. "These contamination episodes pose potential risks to consumers and hurt farmers through lower prices and lost markets, especially overseas. It's long past time we passed laws that make biotech companies financially liable for their sloppy and reckless behavior."

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[applegrove]

1. Sometimes the genetic engineering in food products is simply to make

them more immune to being hurt by pesticides. That way more pesticide can be used.

[nosmokes]

4. FSM knows we need more poison in our environment, huh?

[lynnertic]

7. in this case the plant was programmed to create the pesticide

[f the letter]

2. It is about time we start regulating this a bit better. n/t

[flyarm]

3. i noticed this year corn was different..there was a pointy thing at the small end of the ear i never

saw on corn before..has anyone else noticed it?..it is hard and like a small point ..on each ear...alll last summer i kept asking people if they ever remember seeing it before..no one had..

this really angers me..and we know the eurpoeans wouldn't allow this shit in their food supply..and we wonder why so many around us are getting cancers??????

fly

[formercia]

6. The pointy thing makes the cob easier to insert.

:rofl:

[Geoff R. Casavant]

5. I for one welcome our new corn masters

When will they begin to round us up to toil in their starch mines?

[Javaman]

8. In other news...

The Union for genetically grown tomatoes went on strike this morning.

One local tomato was quoted as saying, "look, I know I'm going to be salad fodder, but hell, they could treat me a little better than just cutting me up and tossing me in, ya know?"

A long line of tomatoes carrying little protest signs marched up and down the side walk chanting, "we maybe red, but we ain't dead!".

Several patrons, unaware of the protests accidental squashed some of the protesters on the way into the market. Names will be released upon notification of local farmer.

[Robbien]

9. So the only thing wrong is that the GM corn is unregistered?

Which is what the article implies by saying "there are no public health, food or feed safety concerns."

Which means, farmers can grow this stuff without having to pay Dow a royalty for growing registered GM corn.

A recall of the Dow royalty free stuff in order to replace it with the Dow registered stuff.

[Tindalos]

10. Not sure I want to eat something called "Event 32"

Even if it is safe to grow and eat, it would be comforting to know that safety protocols were being followed. If something hasn't been approved yet, it really shouldn't be on the market. Yet, it keeps happening.

Also, if they want to inspire confidence in GE crops, why are they naming it Event X? They need something that sounds less accidental or experimental. YummyCorn X?

[countryjake]

11. How quaint, to describe reaction to poison pesticide as an "allergy"

We must join with the international community in agriculture to end the domination of these chemical corporations. I wonder where all those seeds were exported to and are growing this very minute and destroying natural corn, as we type!