>Does this matter? If so, how much?
> The US-based manufacturers of a genetically engineered soybean have
> applied to the Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) for a two
> hundred fold increase in Roundup residues in Soybeans. The
> application calls for allowable residues in dry soybeans to rise from
> 0.1mg/Kg to 20mg/Kg.
> The dramatic increase in residues results from the Roundup Ready
> Soybean, a genetically engineered soybean produced by Monsanto,
> which is resistant to Monsanto's own brand of herbicide - Roundup.
> Last year, Monsanto promised the New Zealand public on Morning
> Report that such genetically engineered crops would result in reduced
> use of herbicides.
>(Quoted from a Natural Law Party, New Zealand, press release.)
>
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Presumably this is because Roundup has never been previously used as a
herbicide on soybeans so the previous residue level would be extremely
low. I guess the main point is how does the level of roundup (with a
naturally VERY low mammalian toxicity) compare to the presubably
reduced level of other herbicides (many of which are much more toxic
than roundup)???????