Genetic Pollution

The results of numerous investigations carried out in recent years have been warning of a phenomenon called "genetic pollution" for which the transgenes become part of GM plants and foods. Genetic contamination is a serious assault on the environment and health of people and causes that can cause it are various. Of particular concern is when the genes end up polluting our food and are consumed without any knowledge. There must be a subject matter expert to deduce that the small-scale experiments in small plots may mean hot spots and filtration unpredictable and unknown. Because, really, is unknown behavior and characteristics of these transgenes when subjected to the dynamics of agricultural ecosystems in a given area.

These products are filtered in the market because they are separated from the natural transgenic varieties, but provide mixed. In places of collection, and non-transgenic GM crops are mixed to facilitate the sale and interference of the transgenic. These transgenic varieties, camouflaged among non-GM varieties, can easily circumvent the limited and poor controls and enter countries where they may be banned. This problem is worse in economically poor countries.

The increased risk of genetic screening comes from excessive tolerance in the legislation to GM crops, allowing the cultivation and processing of varieties that are banned in many countries. But eventually, genetically modified products are just entering disguised in many countries due to lack of labeling, lack of safe controls, permissiveness of a corrupt political class and because of commercial pressures and blackmail through the WTO, IMF, structural adjustment, neoliberal agendas, etc.

Known cases of genetic pollution filtration and were discovered by environmental and consumer organizations. All of them are NGOs with limited financial resources, technical and human. Therefore, if an investigation with higher food resources consumed by the case of genetic screening would overflow.

The genetic screening is already a fact and a reality. Today there are a large number and variety of transgenic genes, and diverse forms of filtering and genetic pollution. These are very difficult to find and it seems almost impossible to remove. Indeed, the opposite happens, then extend without limits. A dangerous and unacceptable environmental consequences involving GM products must be added, now a grave danger that arises from the filtration in the human diet from genetic contamination.