USDA unable to weed out unapproved modified foods

[ensho]

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE50D5ZD20090114


The U.S. food supply is at risk of being invaded by unapproved imports of genetically modified crops and livestock, a USDA internal audit report released Wednesday said.

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The audit found that the USDA needs to develop screening measures to weed out undeclared GMO crops and livestock. The department currently has no measures in place to identify a shipment of unapproved GMO imports unknown to the U.S. regulatory system, the report said.

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Although the implications associated with Americans consuming unapproved GMO food are unknown, the health and environmental concerns that it poses could threaten commerce.

The USDA's lack of policies and monitoring capability on the matter reflect the United States' dominance over the global market concerning genetic modification.
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cripe - nobody knows what we are eating

[pnutbutr]

1. GMO seeds

are inadvertently getting mixed in with non GMO seeds so even a crop that is supposed to be non GMO may have some product that is.

[bananas]

2. heh heh - he said "weed"

heh heh

[aquart]

3. Clearly we need to create some jobs here.

[Javaman]

4. yes, they could, they just need to be funded adequately.

moron*, like everything else he* touched turns to shit.

he cut their budget time and time again.

this was his* homage to the agra-corps.

[DCKit]

5. "cripe - nobody knows what we are eating"

Wasn't that the whole point of the corporate takeover of the gubmint?

[biermeister]

6. watch the world according to monsanto on dvd

it won't make you feel any better but you'll be informed