ApocaDocs: Monsanto Mystery Wheat Appears in Oregon, No One Knows Why

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Posted Tue Jun 4 2013: from Alternet:


	Monsanto Mystery Wheat Appears in Oregon, No One Knows Why http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1370377084 How did genetically modified wheat produced by the agricultural corporation Monsanto end up in Oregon? That's the question many people want answered after the discovery of the wheat by a farmer in Oregon, according to a report in the New Scientist. Genetically modified wheat has not been cleared for commercial use anywhere in the world, though the Federal Drug Administration approved it as safe for human consumption in 2004. It was never put on the market in the U.S., though, since Monsanto dropped it after citing a lack of demand. The Associated Press reported that the wheat was also not developed because "wheat growers did not want to risk retaliation from their biggest export markets."

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