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RE: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act - rainyjim - 07-26-2015
Can you provide a link re nitrogen fixation?
So plants don't actually fix nitrogen - they harbor symbiotic bacterium's that fix nitrogen. Except for golden rice, most gmo traits only incorporate one foreign gene of interest. It would take multiple insertions to acheive a system of nitrogen fixation in a non-leguminous plant.
Note: legumes already host nitrogen fixing bacteria - soybeans for example.
Sounds like a great idea though i've yet to hear anything about this!
RE: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act - Newgirl - 07-28-2015
There actually is GMO wheat, however it was never approved for human consumption. Unfortunately, it escaped the test fields and contaminated wheat fields in Oregon, which resulted in ban by South Korea and Japan.
There is a misunderstanding about wheat being GMO due to the practice of spraying Roundup on it as a desiccant right before harvest.
As the US ramps up GMO crop, many countries are refusing to purchase these products, which is causing major problems for exporters.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303873604579493790405023808
Kind of crazy when you consider China exports seafood grown in animal feces to the US, but refuse to take GMO crops.
RE: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act - rainyjim - 07-29-2015
There is a deregulated gmo wheat now.
China changed its stance on importing gmos, the article you linked is over a year old.
What countries are refusing to purchase gmos?
RE: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act - Newgirl - 07-29-2015
Japan and South Korea stopped imports when wheat tested for GMO. That was a big brouhaha. Generally, most countries are going case by case on approving specific products, which is wise.
RE: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act - rainyjim - 07-29-2015
That was over two years ago.
"A strain of genetically modified wheat found in the United States fuelled concerns over food supplies across Asia on Thursday, with major importer Japan cancelling a tender offer to buy U.S. grain.
Other top Asian wheat importers South Korea, China and the Philippines said they were closely monitoring the situation after the U.S. government found genetically engineered wheat sprouting on a farm in the state of Oregon."
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3357240
Japan is one of the biggest importers of GMO foods.
"...it is legal to plant genetically modified (GM) crops in Japan...Japan is one of largest importers of GMO foods"
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/restrictions-on-gmos/japan.php
Most countries actually have completely different regulatory regimes, read below to learn how they really decide.
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/restrictions-on-gmos/
RE: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act - Newgirl - 07-29-2015
A year ago, two years ago, it all happened. Does it not matter unless it happened 5 minutes ago? Or a week ago?
Yes, Japan allows some GMO imports, but they also require that food to be labeled.
RE: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act - rainyjim - 07-30-2015
You didn't answer my question - What countries are refusing to purchase GMOs?
FYI, being one of the biggest importers of GMOs doesn't equate to "some GMO imports"
RE: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act - rainyjim - 08-10-2015
Here is an interesting read regarding consumer opinion on labeling. Interesting results when surveys ask the right questions!
http://jaysonlusk.com/blog/2015/8/6/do-people-really-want-to-express-an-opinion-on-gmo-labeling