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02/22/08 - Unapproved GE Corn Contaminates Food Supply

On February 22, 2008, the USDA, EPA and FDA announced that an unapproved variety of GE corn had been discovered in three types of commercial corn seed stock and have been planted on approximately 53,000 U.S. acres over the past two years.

The corn is genetically engineered to contain an insecticide, and was developed by Dow AgroSciences who detected the contamination. Dow has recalled all the affected seed that had not been planted, and are under investigation for violations.

As has become the Orwellian pattern with the federal agencies responsible for overseeing GE crops, the USDA, EPA and FDA responded to the contamination by asserting that the corn is completely safe for human consumption, that there are no plant pest or environmental concerns, and that the U.S. corn crop will not be affected.

The statement by the federal agencies can be found at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/6427a6b7538955c585257359003f0230/d6e59239f16a8fa1852573f7006c1fc3!OpenDocument

A summary of the story and some news articles can be found at: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_10573.cfm