GMO Wheat Monsanto. The presence of illegal Monsanto GMO wheat has been identified in recent days on a farm located in Oregon, in the United States. The discovery was made thanks to a farmer, who identified the presence of a type of foreign wheat among his crops.
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The illegal presence of GMO grain Monsanto was recently spotted on a farm located in Oregon, USA United States. The discovery took place thanks to a farmer, who witnessed the appearance of a foreign type of wheat ears among his crops and considered it appropriate to act accordingly.
He would have decided to try to get rid of this anomalous presence by resorting to herbicide Roundup, also known as glyphosate, as if the anomalous grain identified represented a weed. Surprisingly, some of the grain present proved itself resistant to herbicide and survived its application. The Department of Agriculture The US examined the case and was able to confirm that the type of wheat identified belonged to a variety developed by Monsanto in such a way that it was resistant to the herbicide Roundup.
The GMO wheat had been tested for cultivation in 16 states, Oregon included, between 1998 and 2005, as reported by the New York Times. Monsanto later abandoned the project before the GMO grain was approved for commercial cultivation.
The Department of Agriculture said it is not currently possible to know if GMO wheat may have entered the food supply or batches of cereals intended for sale on the territory or toexport. In the opinion of the authorities, even if the GMO wheat had become part of the food, this it would not pose a health threat. The Food and Drug Administration had analyzed Monsanto GM wheat in 2004 and found no health problems related to it.
The detection of illegal GMO wheat could have some implications for the international trading, for example by pushing some countries to forgo cereal imports from America, especially if traces of the non-approved GMO wheat were found in shipments. It should be noted in this regard that 90% of the grain grown in Oregon is destined for export and that cargoes of grain worth over $ 8 billion were exported from the United States in 2012.
While almost all of the corn and soy grown in the United States are genetically modified and are normally used as animal feed and for the industrial production of food products for human consumption, the wheat is destined and consumed directly by the population, who has already demonstrated its opposition to GMO wheat. Up to now, no type of GMO grain has been authorized in the United States.
Its identification within a cultivated field represents an anomaly and was considered outside the law. Monsanto in the meantime he defends himself, arguing that the presence of the genetic variant resistant to the herbicide Roundup in wheat, if identified and considered valid, will be very limited and it will not pose a risk of any kind to the environment or for power. Will the realities that routinely buy grain imported from the United States trust Monsanto's claims?
Marta Albè
