Researchers of the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc) reveal that Bt maize does not have adverse affects on the growth performance of pigs in short, medium and long-term GM feeding studies. Highlights of the study are reported in the GMSAFOOD Conference Report, a proceedings of a conference in Vienna, Austria last March 6-8, 2012. A team led by Stefan Buzoianu and colleagues concluded that:

• Feeding Bt maize to sows during gestation and lactation resulted in offspring with improved lifetime growth performance.
• Feeding of Bt maize to pigs of different ages and for extended periods of time is safe.
• No allergic responses to Bt maize were found in pigs. The Bt toxin and cry1Ab transgene were not found outside of the intestinal tract.

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