- Global Voices - https://globalvoices.org -

South Africa: GMO maize may be toxic

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Environment, Food, Science, Technology

Ian Gilfillan reacts to a report by Greenspeace that genetically modified maize may be toxic [1], “Since maize is a staple diet in South Africa, especially for poor communities, it's long been a concern that South Africa's poor has been experimented on in this way, as in most countries, GMO foods are niche foods, not a staple.”