No Permits to Sow GM Corn Without Scientific Certainty, Says Mexico Government Matilde Perez U. - La Jornada
go to original May 3, 2013

Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) - Myths and Truths (mercola)

The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) will not release permits for the commercial planting of GM [genetically modified] corn without a scientific determination:

"We will not do anything to jeopardize the health of the population or the genetic wealth of the seeds," said Secretary Enrique Martínez y Martínez.

He made clear that he has asked the president of the National Autonomous University of Mexico [UNAM], José Narro Robles, and other institutions for a determination about the planting of genetically corn so that "the decision taken might have a great scientific backing".

"We have heard the concerns of associations, organizations, intellectuals, scientists and producers. We will take it all into account, but the decision will have a scientific basis," he said.

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