GM food

[victor]

is ok says the Govt--but not apparently on the menu at the Houses of Parliament---how does that work then ??

[Workingman]

Standards - double ones.

[cromwell]

Monsanto serve organic food in their canteens, but want you to eat GM food.

[KateLMead]

Think of the billions Lord Sainsbury has reaped,the original promoter of GM crops that were being grown in Bedfordshire behind barriers threatening prosecution should any one enter those fields when I was in my early teens. They are reaping the effects of GM in the States on youngsters where GM crops are now part of the normal diet

[Workingman]

Last week the BBC did a piece on GM wheat designed to give off a smell to deter greenfly.

Monsanto produced soya beans resistant to its weedkiller, Roundup.

It all sounds fine and dandy, but.....

The Monsanto soya beans were planted and Roundup was sprayed to kill the weeds, This was done year upon year. Then, one day the weeds survived. More Roundup was used and still the weeds survived. It got to the point where the weeds took over and in parts of the US the soya harvest bombed.

Monsanto forgot about evolution, but the weeds didn't - one problem solved created another.

The wheat might work, but will the greenfly play ball or will they evolve? And if they do evolve what will be the results for the wheat and other crops?

[pederito1]

We cannot beat evolution and whatever is done can only be temporary. Going on for millions of years, look at antibiotics.
Wonder what we will evolve into into.