Does Bt pollen spread?

Paul Cherubini paulcher at concentric.net
Wed May 26 03:03:55 EDT 1999


Dan Fosha wrote:
 
> In the US, genetically engineered crops have already
> contaminated a shipment of organically grown corn for chips
> produced by the Wisconsin company, Terra Prima. The chips
> were found to be contaminated after they were shipped to
> Europe and tested there - costing the company several
> hundred thousand dollars.

The irony here is that the FINANCIAL interests of the organic farming
industry, that champions the concept of a zero tolerance of synthetic
pesticide use are interfering with the introduction of a new farming
technology (Genetically Modified Crops) that will dramatically reduce
conventional pesticide use and its associated impacts on the
environment. 

Paul Cherubini, Placerville, California


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