Genetically Engineered Corn

A recent Living on Earth show documented the potential risks stemming from proposed legislation to increase the use of gentically engineered in the manufacturing of ethanol.  According to the LOE website,

“The agricultural giant, Syngenta, has petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to grant its new genetically modified corn a non-regulated status. This means that the company’s new seeds could be grown without management or geographic restrictions across the country. Some food experts, and farmers, fear that if this corn is grown without limits, it could end up in the food supply.”

To learn more and to hear the program in its entirety, please visit Living on Earth.