One of the most popular GMO products that are going on sale this month stateside is the Arctic Apple. A GM apple which keeps the fruit from going brown when cut. While allowed in the US, EU governments stand against GM crops and even voted against a new GM maize crop back in January which would have been the first new GM crop allowed since 1998.
While some argue that allowing GM crops makes it harder for the little guy others argue it is a necessity in order to feed the projected 9.7 billion people on the planet by 2050. Many scientists seem to be on the side of GMO with 100 Nobel prizewinners writing an open letter to Greenpeace asking them to change their stance on GM crops and claimed that their fears were not grounded in science.
‘There has never been a single confirmed case of a negative health outcome for humans or animals from their consumption,’ they said.
The changes for the UK may even come sooner rather than later. In a written answer to parliament last October, agriculture minister George Eustice said that ‘as part of the preparations for EU exit’ the government was looking at ‘possible future arrangements for the regulation of genetically modified organisms’.
source: metro.co.uk