In their opinion, this claim is misleading and manipulative. They noted that the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations has reported that there is ample food production potential to meet the needs of the world as a whole. It is poverty and the lack of fair distribution that are the real causes of hunger in the world. Ethical and equitable solutions lie with political will in the first world, not with GM food production. Furthermore, the corporations which manufacture GM products are not accountable for any adverse effects.
Risks are in fact being carried by consumers and the environment.
It is the opinion of QSEG that such serious lack of responsibility and accountability is totally unacceptable. In their opinion, control of scientific discovery seems to be in the hands of those with vested interests and therefore lacks impartiality. This encourages a very narrow focus in respect to research. Such a focus ignores the bigger picture and the wider public good. New Zealand must be aware, therefore, of the power of manipulative publicity.