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In response to recent approval of a genetically-modified corn product by the European Union, nineteen out of the twenty-eight European Union member countries have decided to opt out of the use of that crop, effectively banning their use.

The list of European countries that have either opted-out of use of the EU-approved products, includes Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, and Slovenia. The United Kingdom requested for a partial opt-out, applied to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, while Belgium applied for a ban for Wallonia.
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In the February issue of Harper?s Magazine, Dr. Barry Commoner writes about a study that reveals a critical, long-overlooked flaw in the science behind the multi-billion dollar genetic food industry, raising serious questions about the safety of GM foods.

The GM food industry, which now accounts for 25-50% of the U.S. corn and soybean crop, relies on the 40-year-old theory that DNA genes are in total control of inheritance in all forms of life. According to this theory, the outcome of transferring a gene from one organism to another is always ?specific, precise and predictable? and therefore safe.
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