{"id":73730,"date":"2014-01-27T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=73730"},"modified":"2014-01-28T20:47:29","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T01:47:29","slug":"improved-gmo-detection-test-released-anti-gmo-law-challenged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/food\/improved-gmo-detection-test-released-anti-gmo-law-challenged\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved GMO Detection Test Released"},"content":{"rendered":"

By combining two existing tests for GMO identification, a Chinese research team has developed a comprehensive test that they claim is 97% accurate for “known commercialized modification” of crops developed up to 2012. They claim this test is twice as accurate as any other, and that it is expandable to include future genetic modification.<\/p>\n

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Kauai resident Monica Arnett protests controversial GMO bill in front of County Building. Photo: Leo Azambuja.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Welcome news to farmers owning conventional fields, who face the constant menace of crop contamination from windborne GMO seeds landing them in legal and economic difficulty, through no fault of their own and without much recourse.<\/p>\n

“Despite strict regulations, unauthorized GMOs have been occasionally released into the market. There is thus an urgent need for high-capacity monitoring of GMOs,” wrote the research team, led by Li-Tao Yang from Jiao Tong University, China.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Hawaii, the residents of Kauai might be wishing for this method of “high-capacity monitoring” to prove their points in court. Dupont, Syngenta and Agrigentics Inc. have filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that the island of Kauai’s anti-GMO law is unconstitutional. The three companies collectively lease 11,500 acres on Kauai for test farms and research facilities. They grow a mix of biotech seed crops, including corn, soybeans, canola and rice.<\/p>\n

The anti-GMO law requires large agricultural companies to disclose pesticide use, report genetically engineered crops, and create buffer zones between pesticide-sprayed fields and public areas like schools, hospitals and homes. Planet Waves last reported on the bill on Oct. 11, 2013; it was subsequently passed in November and is set to take effect in August.<\/p>\n

Councilman Gary Hooser, who co-introduced the bill, said the lawsuit is an attempt to bully the residents of Kauai and maintain secrecy around what pesticides they are using.<\/p>\n

“These companies do not want our county to set a precedent that other communities are going to follow,” he said.<\/p>\n

Editor’s note<\/strong>: This article is a sample of what you’d receive each Friday in the Planet Waves subscriber edition<\/a>. In addition to Eric’s weekly horoscope and lead article on an astrology or personal growth topic, we publish short articles on ecology, politics, relationships, art, economics, and of course, the week’s astrology in each edition. — Susan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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