Published reports say that a new study by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) suggests that food products that come from livestock that has eaten biotech crops can be safely consumed by humans.
''Meat, milk, and eggs produced by farm animals fed biotechnology-derived crops are as wholesome, safe and nutritious as similar products produced by animals fed conventional crops,'' said John M. Bonner, CAST's executive vice president.
Critics of the study, however, say that CAST is too closely aligned with the biotech industry and that its study should be taken with a grain of salt. So to speak.
''Meat, milk, and eggs produced by farm animals fed biotechnology-derived crops are as wholesome, safe and nutritious as similar products produced by animals fed conventional crops,'' said John M. Bonner, CAST's executive vice president.
Critics of the study, however, say that CAST is too closely aligned with the biotech industry and that its study should be taken with a grain of salt. So to speak.
- KC's View:
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We aren’t smart enough to know whether such foods are safe to eat or not.
But we do know that these products need to be sufficiently labeled and that consumers need to educated in the facts.
Any other approach will only add to the confusion.
