01-17-2014, 10:06 AM
quote:Notice that there haven't been any studies on the allergenicity of GMO since that time. And that's my point. The research isn't being done.
Originally posted by peteadams
The WHO article, for instance, was from 2001. Followup demonstrating Permie's concerns? Crickets. The antibody response to Bt article was from 1999.
The body of scientific knowledge was large in 1999 and 2001 and is much larger now, but the conclusion is still the same: there is no known food risk to GMO crops. To point, the Japanese government cleared our Hawaiian GMO papayas after ten years of testing. Permie's comments reflect the separate issue of consumer fear and paranoia.
Conversely, the Japanese did 10 years of research on a single crop variety. TEN YEARS. And that wasn't for a biocide producing GMO, but a disease resistance GMO (much less concerned to me depending how they do it). They were thorough. As I've mentioned, I am not anti GMO. I just want the proper research done on every single new variety just like every single new medication has to go through rigorous testing. A biocide is a biocide. If the research isn't being done, then I have to be anti GMO across the board.