The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has quietly approved the first of a new generation of genetically engineered (GE) crops resistant to more toxic herbicides. The first crop to pass the low regulatory bar was a Bayer soybean variety genetically engineered to withstand direct application of the herbicide isoxaflutole (IFT), which according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a “probable human carcinogen." ecowatch/2013/new-generation-genetically-engineered-crops-increase-toxic-pesticides/ ~lc
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 14:44:06 +0000
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