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doommaggot · 3203 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Misleading War on GMOs: The Food Is Safe. The Rhetoric Is Dangerous.
Did you even read about that case? That person deliberately collected the seeds which had the round-up ready gene in them. The courts at all three levels noted that the case of accidental contamination beyond the farmer's control was not under consideration but rather that Mr. Schmeiser's action of having identified, isolated and saved the Roundup-resistant seed placed the case in a different category.
The evidence showed that the level of Roundup Ready canola in Mr. Schmeiser's 1998 fields was 95-98%