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If it is a non issue, why is the EU banning it? I think you should rethink that one. Notice there are similar rules about the minimum time between using pestici
by ozy 10y ago
If it is a non issue, why is the EU banning it? I think you should rethink that one. Notice there are similar rules about the minimum time between using pesticide and harvest (afaik).
"insane patent laws one allows companies to take control"
Nobody is mandating their use. Farmers would not use them unless it makes commercial sense.
But the point is, of all the issues raised in the article, these they kept quiet on. And it is these that anti-GMO people are the most concerned over. No matter how you feel about GMO, it is best to categorize this article as "propaganda", even if every word of it is true. This article polarizes the debate, not add to it. (And note I am pro GMO.)
- sampo 10y ago> If it is a non issue, why is the EU banning it? Why do some US schools teach creationism? Sadly, the anti-science lobby in EU is surprisingly strong. EU even had a chief scientific officer position, but they ended the whole position when the plant scientist in the position was defending the scientific view that GMOs are safe. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/14/sack-scientist-opinions-anne-glover-greenpeace https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/14/sack-s...
- ozy 10y agoActually, the eu is just by default not allowing GMOs, but as of today allows 51 GMO products. Including 1 that falls squarely into (1) (mon810).
- ptaipale 10y ago>If it is a non issue, why is the EU banning it? This question is very much like the justification of lynch mob: "If he didn't do it, why are they hanging him? Of course he did it, and hanging him is the proof!"