Many crops will be getting higher levels of pesticide exposure, not less. For example, farmers normally do not spray potent herbicides directly on many crops. Now genetically engineered crops such as Monsanto's Roundup Ready soybeans are able to be sprayed directly with this herbicide. Some crops won't need to be sprayed with toxic pesticides because the pesticide has actually been genetically engineered into the cell structure of the plants. Many people are concerned about the long-term effects of eating this toxin.
Government agencies say it is safe.
But they have said this before about DDT, EDB, and many pesticides in the past. And the use of the Bt toxin in genetically engineered crops poses a significant threat to organic agriculture. The Bt toxin is often sprayed on crops by organic farmers when they have insect infestations. When sprayed on organic crops, the Bt toxin dissipates in a day or two. When genetically engineered into non-organic crops, it does not go away.