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2009-05-27 | permalink
Vatican study endorses GMOs for food security, not seeking an ”idiotic consensus”
In what seemed largely a foregone conclusion, a May 15-19 study week on genetically modified organisms sponsored by the Pontifical Academy for Sciences ended with a strong endorsement of GMOs as ”praiseworthy for improving the lives of the poor,” and promising ”improved food safety and health benefits, better food security, and enhanced environmental performance in a sustainable manner.” [...] ”We didn’t invite a bunch of naysayers to the table, [...]” said Bruce Chassy, a food safety expert at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ”This is not a ’balanced’ meeting, in the sense that you bring every point of view to the table and seek some kind of idiotic consensus,”
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2009-05-27 | permalink
Vatican study endorses GMOs for food security, not seeking an ”idiotic consensus”
In what seemed largely a foregone conclusion, a May 15-19 study week on genetically modified organisms sponsored by the Pontifical Academy for Sciences ended with a strong endorsement of GMOs as ”praiseworthy for improving the lives of the poor,” and promising ”improved food safety and health benefits, better food security, and enhanced environmental performance in a sustainable manner.” [...] ”We didn’t invite a bunch of naysayers to the table, [...]” said Bruce Chassy, a food safety expert at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ”This is not a ’balanced’ meeting, in the sense that you bring every point of view to the table and seek some kind of idiotic consensus,”
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