mellie wrote:Got a reference to support this consensus?The scientific community concludes that what is currently on the table is of low risk
Naturally, our industry-funded scientists approve of GMO's.
But that's about it.
OK. I found a lot of sites arguing your position but all of them were anti GM. That is... were not independant scientific organisation or organisations that have formed a scientific view.
So here are some sites that support the concensus.
(2008)
Concerns are sometimes expressed that the presence of recombinant DNA in GM foods may pose health risks to people consuming the food. This has been an active area of research for nearly twenty years and the overwhelming scientific consensus from those studies is that the presence of recombinant DNA in food does not pose any human health or safety concerns.
Site: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consume ... es5692.cfm
Heres an article from ther OECD that echos your view. Offered for balance. It is about providing more confidence rather than being a real big risk.
More publicly funded research would provide greater confidence and allow projects for which no financial return can be expected, in developed and developing countries.
http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/archiv ... ciety.html
No evidence to prove GM foods are unsafe, says BMA
In a move set to fuel the already heated GM debate swirling around Britain, the country's medical body said this week it sees no 'current evidence of potential harm from GM food'.
Link: http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science-Nu ... e-says-BMA
This one is not independant but makes reference to the point.
Most regulatory organizations and scientists agree that the GM foods and ingredients on the market now are safe. This includes the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the U.S. National Academy of Science.
Link: http://www.mondelezinternational.com/De ... otech.aspx
And then I have to eat my words when I discover this article from a couple of months ago.
October 30, 2012:The newly appointed Science and Technology Minister, S Jaipal Reddy said India would wait for the conclusion of the global debate on genetically modified (GM) food crops before taking a final view about its commercial cultivation. Reddy was shifted out from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry and was made the new Science and Technology Minister in a major Cabinet reshuffle.
There is an ongoing debate over GM crops at the global level where both scientists and experts are involved. Reddy said, “Scientific consensus has not finally emerged. Debate is on at a global level. Science is not clear yet”.
October 30, 2012:The newly appointed Science and Technology Minister, S Jaipal Reddy said India would wait for the conclusion of the global debate on genetically modified (GM) food crops before taking a final view about its commercial cultivation. Reddy was shifted out from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry and was made the new Science and Technology Minister in a major Cabinet reshuffle.
There is an ongoing debate over GM crops at the global level where both scientists and experts are involved. Reddy said, “Scientific consensus has not finally emerged. Debate is on at a global level. Science is not clear yet”.
His remarks come in the wake of a statement earlier this month by the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister, headed by eminent scientist C N Rao, favouring introduction of GM crops. The science panel had argued that technology had potential to transform Indian agriculture.
Link: http://www.krishibhoomi.in/detailnews.a ... ps&SID=100
Fuck it. Don't you hate that. There appears not to be a concensus. I stand corrected.
