Why do pharma crops threaten the food supply?
Most pharma crops are food crops such as corn, soybeans, and rice, which are grown in areas of the country where food versions of the crop are also grown. So far, the government has not required pharma crop companies to grow their crops under conditions that ensure virtually zero contamination of food and feed crops. As a result, pharma crops’ proximity to food and feed crops and the lack of strict confinement measures mean that contamination of the food supply may occur, or may already have occurred, through accidental mixing of pharma and food crop seeds and the movement of pharma pollen into fields growing food and feed crops.
