MONSANTO CORN
November 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
THE US Food and Drug Administration has approved a groundbreaking variety of genetically modified corn; YieldGard Plus, the first GM crop with the ability to control two different insect groups. Developed by biotech giant Monsanto, it enables the crop to protect itself from both leaf and stalk damage caused by insects such as the European corn borer (a moth), and from root damage caused by the corn rootworm (a beetle). The EPA said had conducted "a thorough investigation" and concluded that the variety poses no unreasonable risks of harm ...
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