THE rules the US government is proposing for field tests of crops that have been genetically modified to produce pharmaceutical products are not strict enough to prevent the contamination of food crops, experts have told 91av.
They say the proposed rules are based on flawed science, that there are loopholes allowing them to be bypassed, and that companies do not even have to disclose what genes have been added. And they warn of severe environmental consequences if a drug-laced plant were to breed with other crops or wild relatives.
Biotech companies plan to produce a vast range of products,…
