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Boris Johnson’s push to ‘liberate’ Britain from ‘anti-GM rules’
The never-ending push to force GM on the public under the guise of saving humanity is pure industry spin – and puts public health in danger, argues COLIN TODHUNTER
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IN HIS first speech to Parliament as British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson said: “Let’s start now to liberate the UK’s extraordinary bioscience sector from anti-genetic modification rules and let’s develop the blight-resistant crops that will feed the world.”
Johnson reads from a well-rehearsed script. The “GM will feed the world mantra” is pure industry spin.
There is already enough food being produced to feed the global population, yet around 830 million are classed as hungry.
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