Are genetically engineered crops grown in Australia?
Unfortunately Australia already allows the commercial growing of genetically engineered (GE) cotton. Australia is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that commercially grow GE crops. The GE cotton that is grown in the north is known as ‘Bt cotton’ because it produces a GE toxin called Bacillus Thuringensis (Bt) which is used to kill the cotton bollworm. Bt cotton produces this toxin in every part of the plant so that the cotton plant itself becomes a pesticide factory. Bt cotton is not only used for cloth and cotton products but the cottonseed is crushed for oil used in food. Cotton ‘trash’ is also fed to Australian cattle who produce our milk and meat. Some food companies such as Heinz Watties and Unilever now make sure that the milk used in their foods is from cows who are not fed GE cotton trash. Dan the above in bold could go in the GE in Australia page. Chemical company, Bayer, would like to commercially grow GE canola in Australia. Canola is an extremely weedy crop and e
Unfortunately Australia already allows the commercial growing of genetically engineered cotton. Australia is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that commercially grow GE crops. The GE cotton that is grown in the north is known as Bt cotton because it produces a genetically engineered toxin called Bacillus Thuringensis (Bt) which is used to kill the cotton bollworm. Bt cotton produces this toxin in every part of the plant so that the cotton plant itself becomes a pesticide factory. Bt cotton is not only used for cloth and cotton products but the cottonseed is crushed for oil used in food. Cotton ?trash? is also fed to Australian cattle who produce our milk and meat. Some food companies such as Heinz Watties and Unilever now make sure that the milk used in their foods is from cows who are not fed GE cotton trash. As well as growing GE Cotton, chemical companies Monsanto and Aventis have applied to commercially grow GE canola across Australia. Canola is an extremely weedy crop a
Unfortunately Australia already allows the commercial growing of genetically engineered (GE) cotton. Australia is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that commercially grow GE crops. The GE cotton that is grown in the north is known as ‘Bt cotton’ because it produces a GE toxin called Bacillus Thuringensis (Bt) which is used to kill the cotton bollworm. Bt cotton produces this toxin in every part of the plant so that the cotton plant itself becomes a pesticide factory. Bt cotton is not only used for cloth and cotton products but the cottonseed is crushed for oil used in food. Cotton ‘trash’ is also fed to Australian cattle who produce our milk and meat. Some food companies such as Heinz Watties and Unilever now make sure that the milk used in their foods is from cows who are not fed GE cotton trash. Chemical company, Bayer, would like to commercially grow GE canola in Australia. Canola is an extremely weedy crop and evidence from Europe and Canada shows that if you grow GE can
