More GMO? Not from Egypt!

August 15, 2009
 | by envirothink
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GMOAll agricultural imports to and exports from Egypt now must have a certificate that the product is not genetically modified.

Members of parliament have been calling for stricter rules and greater agricultural self sufficiency since some Russian wheat was rejected over quality concerns. Currently some Egyptian imports include genetically-modified products.

Agriculture Minister Amin Abaza reportedly said “no agricultural products especially wheat, corn and soy bean would enter except after examining samples from the cargo.”

Egypt is one of the world’s largest wheat importers and also imports other products such as corn, edible oils and sugar. It exports products such as vegetables and fruits particularly to Europe.

Wheat is GMO-free and buying GMO free corn would be possible, with supplies available from the Black Sea region, said one European trader.

As one of the world’s largest wheat importers, Egypt also import products such as corn, edible oils and sugar. It exports products such as vegetables and fruits, particularly to Europe.

So that’s one more nation that’s recognized that GMO foods just aren’t smart. When will the U.S. wake up to this?

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7 Responses to “More GMO? Not from Egypt!”

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  • parthenonenergy says:
    August 15, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    Genetic modification of food products is something that has been shown over and over to be a dangerous notion, at least with current techniques and technology. I remember studying an example in school about Bali, where the Philippine government tried to introduce genetically-modified rice and “modern” irrigation techniques to the citizens they felt were living behind the times. It ended up being a series of bad situation. Seems like the promise of “perfect” foods that can be grown in any environment and provide “enhanced” nutrition (soylent green, anyone?) is too much for governments to ignore. Glad to see some are starting to see the picture.

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