Hortica said:
It isn't the first GMO tomato (see Flavr Savr), but is one of the first released to the general public in the US.
Yeah, I did see that!
Hortica said: you are not eating GMO wheat; it is not grown here in the US.
We actually import some... But the bigger issue is our total food imports.
We know that we have found 'prohibited' chemical residues on imported foodstuffs in the past, and countries know well our regulations against certain chemicals used to produce food or animal feed destined for the US.
So, honesty and integrity is THE ONLY THING that prohibits others from importing GMO foodstuffs into our country, unlabeled as GMO. But then, that honesty and integrity apply to domestic producers as well. I'm not sure there is yet a reliable test to see if a foodstuff or feed is GMO, but not labeled as it must be...
For chemicals they leave a residue... Seems like a DNA test would be far more expensive.
I think the EU is working on this challenge as well.
