GMOs anyone?

A Critique of Some Recent Articles on Genetically Engineered Wheat

As reported in Organic Bytes #176 (http://www.organicconsumers.org/bytes/ob176.htm), Monsanto and the biotech industry are mobilizing their propaganda machine to force-feed genetically engineered (GE) wheat to consumers. A recent poll reveals, however, that 69 percent of Canadian wheat farmers are opposed to "franken-wheat", given the fact that it's banned in Europe, and most U.S. consumers don't want it. As a result, the biotech industry is attempting to shift public perception by inundating the press with genetically engineered misinformation. The OCA's Honor Schauland takes a look at some recent quotes spewing out of the GE-wheat spin machine, most of which are more humorous than factual.

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