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Thursday, May 30th, 2013

Monsanto Modified Wheat Not Approved by USDA Found in Field

Author:     ALAN BJERGA
Source:     Bloomberg
Publication Date:     May 29, 2013 1:40 PM PT
 Link: Monsanto Modified Wheat Not Approved by USDA Found in Field
Stephan:   One of the big lies of this HGCS strategy is that the changes in the nature of plants and animals -- and I include ourselves -- caused by the technologies involved with this strategy are under control. It's simply not true. Here's one of a growing chain of evidence making this point.

Genetically modified wheat created by Monsanto Co. (MON) that wasn’t approved for use turned up on an 80-acre farm in Oregon last month, threatening the outlook for U.S. exports of the grain that are the world’s largest.

A farmer attempting to kill wheat with Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide found several plants survived the weedkiller, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a statement. Scientists found the wheat was a strain field-tested from 1998 to 2005 and deemed safe before St. Louis-based Monsanto, the world’s largest seedmaker, pulled Roundup Ready wheat from the regulatory approval process on concern that importers would avoid the crop.
Enlarge image Monsanto Modified Wheat Unapproved by USDA Found in Oregon Field

A farmer attempting to kill wheat with Monsanto Co.’s Roundup herbicide found several plants resisted the weedkiller and notified Oregon State University. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

‘I would imagine even the perception that GM wheat is out there would have some impact on our exports

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