[DIYbio] Re: Cisgenic Frankenfood

>There has been a lot of lobbying by agrotech companies, but even in the latest parlementairy debates there seems to be no mayority to change this. 
"Commercial companies have not shown any morality" the state secretary said. 
A) The state secretary is right that you cannot trust commercial companies. B) he is very shortsighted, because - just look at Golden rice. It's a punch in their face.
C) It would be the governemnt's job to certify the GMO. More vitaminA? Great, approved! Pesticide resistance? No thanks. Dismiss!  

>Also, there is no consensus on EU level on the risks. 
Scientifically there is broad consensus that ther is no risk from GM products. Just political consensus that the voters don't like it so we ban it. 

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