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A report from the Institute for Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA) has detected transgenic contamination of maize in the fields of central Chile.
The presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) poses a risk to organic agriculture and the exports of conventional seeds from companies in central Chile. The contaminated corn was illegally sold in the market for human consumption and for seed.
The Institute for Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA) dependent of the University of Chile, has detected the presence of contamination in samples of maize growing nearby fields of transgenic maize for seed export. The samples were collected in the Region of O´Higgins, during the first months of 2008, from 30 different fields.
"This study shows for the first time, that contamination does occur in the fields in Chile. This is a very serious situation as the contaminated corn was grown illegally, was not approved for seeds by the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG)", nor for human consumption", says Maria Isabel Manzur from Fundación Sociedades Sustentables.
During 2007, 216 cases of transgenic contamination were registered in 57 countries, which means that contamination is widespread in the world. The Director of the Programa Chile Sustentable, Sara Larraín, demanded the authorities to "reconsider their policies regarding transgenic crops, given the impossibility to control the contamination and the segregation of crops".
More information:
Sara Larrain, Programa Chile Sustentable
slarrain@entelchile.net / 09-3197588 (2097028)
María Isabel Manzur, Fundación Sociedades Sustentables
mimanzur@gmail.com/ 2235459-2771429
Patricio Larrabe - Óscar Letelier, Desarrollo Rural Colchagua
patriciolarrabe@gmail.com/ 08-9054327
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thanks to tw
The presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) poses a risk to organic agriculture and the exports of conventional seeds from companies in central Chile. The contaminated corn was illegally sold in the market for human consumption and for seed.
The Institute for Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA) dependent of the University of Chile, has detected the presence of contamination in samples of maize growing nearby fields of transgenic maize for seed export. The samples were collected in the Region of O´Higgins, during the first months of 2008, from 30 different fields.
"This study shows for the first time, that contamination does occur in the fields in Chile. This is a very serious situation as the contaminated corn was grown illegally, was not approved for seeds by the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG)", nor for human consumption", says Maria Isabel Manzur from Fundación Sociedades Sustentables.
During 2007, 216 cases of transgenic contamination were registered in 57 countries, which means that contamination is widespread in the world. The Director of the Programa Chile Sustentable, Sara Larraín, demanded the authorities to "reconsider their policies regarding transgenic crops, given the impossibility to control the contamination and the segregation of crops".
More information:
Sara Larrain, Programa Chile Sustentable
slarrain@entelchile.net / 09-3197588 (2097028)
María Isabel Manzur, Fundación Sociedades Sustentables
mimanzur@gmail.com/ 2235459-2771429
Patricio Larrabe - Óscar Letelier, Desarrollo Rural Colchagua
patriciolarrabe@gmail.com/ 08-9054327
**************
thanks to tw
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