RT NewsBiotech giant Monsanto says that its unapproved experimental wheat ended up growing at an Oregon field through what most likely was an isolated act of sabotage.
“What happened in this field… is suspicious,” said Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Robb Fraley on Friday, reporting on the ongoing investigation into the scandal.
In late May, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the discovery of bioengineered wheat, which had been made resistant to Roundup, a Monsanto-sold pesticide. The plant was developed by Monsanto between 1998 and 2005, but was never approved and made into a commercial product.
The company has thus far failed to determine how the crop entered the environment, and insisted that all genetically modified seeds were incinerated after testing.
The fact that the ‘Roundup Reade’ wheat was found growing at only one spot of the 80-acre farm instead of being spread across it indicates that contamination of seed supplies is unlikely, Fraley argued. The crop was apparently planted there separately, he said, adding that the farmer was “a victim” in the case.
He added that investigations conducted by the company, the USDA, and Washington State University found no signs of contamination in other Oregon fields after sampling over 97 percent of the state’s farmland.
“The grain is clean,” Fraley said. “This situation is extremely isolated, with all the testing data again concluding that this is isolated to a single field in Oregon.”
Monsanto earlier pointed to sabotage as one of possible scenarios in the incident.
USDA spokesman Ed Curlett said on Friday that the probe is focusing on the three varieties of soft white wheat seed that the farmer in Oregon who found Monsanto’s experimental wheat had planted on his farm since 2009.
Investigators identified over 250 farmers who purchased the same seed varieties and obtained samples of those seeds, he said.
The contamination scandal has hurt US grain exports, as Japan and South Korea issued import restrictions in the wake of the discovery. US farmers have filed several lawsuits seeking damages from Monsanto.
Meanwhile, food safety advocates are preparing for a new round of protests against GMO-companies, primarily Monsanto, which is viewed globally as a champion of bioengineered foods. In an action dubbed the Monsanto Video Revolt next month, critics of the company are preparing to upload videos explaining why they are against GM crops to major video websites such as Vimeo or YouTube and to use social media to publicize the action.
http://rt.com/usa/monsanto-wheat-investigation-sabotage-106/
How do we know that the wheat’s dna didnt change, exposure to a susbstance will illicit a response from any organism to adapt. If the wheat seed has been exposed to Round Up it is possible that it adapted to a similar model of Monsanto’s engineered wheat, who thinks mother nature cant pull off the same tricks that man can? If the seeds are destroyed like they say and 2005 was the last year of the genetically altered seed then how can it be 100 percent certain it is sabotage?
Hmmm
Funny enough when Monsanto products mysteriously contaminate farmers crops the idea that Monsanto used industrial espionage to secretly contaminate the crops to incriminate farmers is never mentioned by the media.
monsanto being “suspicious” about things is so hypocritical considering their sordid and criminal/unethical history that its tantamount to the kettle calling the pot “black” what a load of b.s.
I also like the statement that monsanto made “Monsanto earlier pointed to sabotage as one of possible scenarios in the incident”
lmao!……… isnt that EXACTLY what their gmo products have done to the natural order of field-grown food stuffs? or in laymens terms/ the fact of creating synthetic organsims which then spoil the natural dna order of the plants that monsanto copied is EXACTLY that……. a scenario of systemic sabotage. i love it when these criminal mutha phukkas tell the truth of their illicit ways when the pompously quote of their contributions to society.
Agreed, “It’s not nice to fool mother nature.”
It doesn’t matter how many Ph.D’s they have working or how many labs staffed by college grads with 3-4 degrees, in the end, Mother Nature always wins out, even if we’re not there to see the results.
Monsanto is the saboteur.
Absolutely.
Hey Angel. Just got back from my brother’s place. Really strange. I had phone reception , but no internet all week there.
Anyway, I have to run out and get some dinner, and do a couple other things, but I’ll be back in about an hour and a half or so. 🙂