GMO Corn & Glyphosate: New evidence for precaution from Mexican scientists

Описание: NOTE: This webinar recording is in English. To hear the original presentations in Spanish, see: https://www.healthandenvironment.org/...

Most corn grown in the U.S. is genetically modified to tolerate the spraying of glyphosate-based herbicides. These herbicides are linked to cancer, endocrine disruption and other health concerns. Mexico banned genetically modified (GM) corn from use in tortillas in 2023.

The US challenged the policy as an unfair trade practice, claiming Mexico’s precautionary policies were not based on science. In response, Mexico’s national science agency compiled one of the most comprehensive and thorough reviews to date of current scientific evidence showing health risks associated with production and consumption of the most widely grown crop in the U.S.

In this webinar, the former director of Mexico’s National Council for Humanities, Science and Technology and the agency’s lead researcher on the topic presented Mexico’s recently released scientific review document. The evidence draws on recent literature to make the case that there are unacceptable health risks from GM corn and glyphosate for Mexican people who consume large quantities of minimally processed corn in food products such as tortillas.

Dr. Elena Álvarez-Buylla, who directed the national science agency for six years, outlined the research carried out to underpin Mexico’s 2023 decree to restrict the use of GM corn in tortillas and other minimally processed corn products, and to phase out the use of glyphosate.

Erica Hagman Aguilar presented the key findings from the well-referenced 200-page science dossier, which was recently translated into English.

This webinar was moderated by researcher and writer Timothy A. Wise.

The discussion was co-hosted with U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit public health research group. It was presented with simultaneous English/Spanish interpretation.

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