Guest guest Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Monsanto Accidentally Released GE Cottonseed http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_15912.cfm * Experimental cotton unlikely to pose feed hazard By SAM HANANEL Associated Press, December 3, 2008 Straight to the Source Contaminated GE cottonseed consumed at cattle feed lots An unauthorized strain of genetically modified cotton was accidentally mixed in with other harvested cotton in Texas last month, but government officials on Wednesday played down any safety concerns. About a quarter ton of the experimental cotton seed engineered to contain a protein that produces a pesticide was combined with about 60 tons of commercial cotton growing nearby, said Eric Flamm, a senior adviser at the Food and Drug Administration. The mixture, grown near Lamesa in West Texas, about 300 miles west of Fort Worth, was then stored along with 20,000 tons of commercial cotton seed in a warehouse. Nearly half the crop was processed into cottonseed oil and cotton meal to use as animal feed before officials at Monsanto Co., which grows the experimental cotton on a test plot, realized the mistake. Monsanto officials notified the government of the error on Nov. 10. " We're talking about a very small amount, but nevertheless, a material that contains a pesticidal substance and has not been authorized for food or feed use, " Flamm said on a conference call with reporters. Flamm said most of the contaminated crop that was processed into animal feed had already been consumed at cattle feed lots. Two truckloads of the crop were delivered to Mexico, and U.S. officials have notified that country. So, men are scattered and smeared over the desert grass, And the generals have accomplished nothing. -Nefarious War Li Po (Circa 750) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hmmmm.... " accidental " eh? BB Peter - " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx " vegan chat " Friday, February 06, 2009 1:10 AM Monsanto Accidentally Released GE Cottonseed > Monsanto Accidentally Released GE Cottonseed > http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_15912.cfm > > * Experimental cotton unlikely to pose feed hazard > By SAM HANANEL > Associated Press, December 3, 2008 > Straight to the Source > > Contaminated GE cottonseed consumed at cattle feed lots > > An unauthorized strain of genetically modified cotton was accidentally > mixed in with other harvested cotton in Texas last month, but > government > officials on Wednesday played down any safety concerns. > > About a quarter ton of the experimental cotton seed engineered to > contain a > protein that produces a pesticide was combined with about 60 tons of > commercial cotton growing nearby, said Eric Flamm, a senior adviser at > the > Food and Drug Administration. > > The mixture, grown near Lamesa in West Texas, about 300 miles west of > Fort > Worth, was then stored along with 20,000 tons of commercial cotton > seed in > a warehouse. Nearly half the crop was processed into cottonseed oil > and > cotton meal to use as animal feed before officials at Monsanto Co., > which > grows the experimental cotton on a test plot, realized the mistake. > > Monsanto officials notified the government of the error on Nov. 10. > > " We're talking about a very small amount, but nevertheless, a material > that > contains a pesticidal substance and has not been authorized for food > or > feed use, " Flamm said on a conference call with reporters. > > Flamm said most of the contaminated crop that was processed into > animal > feed had already been consumed at cattle feed lots. Two truckloads of > the > crop were delivered to Mexico, and U.S. officials have notified that > country. > > > So, men are scattered and smeared over the desert grass, > And the generals have accomplished nothing. > > -Nefarious War > Li Po (Circa 750) > > > > --- > > To send an email to > -! Groups Links > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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