Farmers Skirt Rules on BT Corn, Study Says
by Andrew Pollack
New York Times
11/6/09
More than 25% of American farmers who grow genetically engineered corn are no longer complying with federal regulations about insect resistence. A risk that toxins will no longer be able to affect and kill the insects who feed off the corn is present. The BT corn is genetically modified to make certain toxins when insects feed on the plant. BT corn accounts for more than 55% of domestic corn.Critique: I usually think genetically modified food is gross, but it angers me that these farmers are not reporting their information. This is for the good of the American people, and they are being selfish.
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