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2009-05-27 |

Alarm raised as GMO foods hit market in Kenya

It is now official. Kenyans could be eating contaminated maize unfit even for animals. Furthermore, a big chunk of the grains are genetically modified organism (GMO) products. But so shrouded is the affair that Kenyans do not know just yet what they are in for. Two months after the controversial Kenya Biosafety Act 2009 was signed into law, it is emerging that the country was not ready for the big leap.

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2009-05-27 |

Alarm raised as GMO foods hit market in Kenya

It is now official. Kenyans could be eating contaminated maize unfit even for animals. Furthermore, a big chunk of the grains are genetically modified organism (GMO) products. But so shrouded is the affair that Kenyans do not know just yet what they are in for. Two months after the controversial Kenya Biosafety Act 2009 was signed into law, it is emerging that the country was not ready for the big leap.

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