Safeguards on Bio Engineered Foods Inadequate (from LA Times)

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Study Calls Biofood Safeguards Inadequate

Current system could miss signs of environmental harm,

National Academy of Sciences says.

 

By MELINDA FULMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

 

The government's system for regulating genetically engineered crops is

inadequate to prevent environmental damage from new types of vaccine- and

chemical-producing crops coming to market in the next few years, according

to a study released Thursday.

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture should more rigorously review genetically

modified crops before approving them for commercial use and monitor them

more closely after approval, said the report by the National Academy of

Sciences.

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