If you are unfamiliar with this subject, click here first for a brief introduction. No Evidence New Crop Varieties Are Unsafe, which referred to the safety of genetically modified organisms or GMOs, deeply disturbs me on many levels. Where farmers once saved seeds from year to year and grew diverse crops appropriate to their area, kept animals and used their composted manure as soil replenishment, they are now beholden to use pesticide-dependent seeds that are sterile and must buy new chemically dependent seeds every year. This obviously raises the cost of food production and it appears also to reduce crop yield while reeking environmental havoc.
Soy beans are one of the most highly genetically engineered crops.
There are now at least 50. And let's not forget the Canadian Environment Commissioner's recent report that of the 23,000 chemicals in use in Canada, our federal government has confirmed tests on 31 of them. The basis of any good scientific study is to have a control group and a study group. Perhaps that's what they had in mind. Risk versus benefit.