The Case for a GM-free Sustainable World

The Case for a GM-free Sustainable World by the Independent Science Panel, published in June 2003 claims that GM crops are neither needed nor wanted and that they have failed to deliver their promises; on the contrary, GM crops are presenting escalating problems for farmers and posing unacceptable risks to health and the environment. [Download (PDF, 314KB)]

The Agbioworld Foundation, a non profit organization which aims to provide science-based information on agricultural biotechnology issues to various stakeholders provides a point-by-point refutation of the assertions in the above publication (http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech-info/articles/agbio-articles/GMmyths.html) [Download (PDF, 21KB)]

Some questions covered include:

• Does genetic engineering create super viruses?

• Are broad-spectrum herbicides highly toxic to humans and other species?

• Is transgenic DNA in food taken up by bacteria in the human gut?

• Do GM crops pose escalating problems on the farm?

• Is extensive transgenic contamination unavoidable?

and many more…