September 29, 2014
Just as investigators close their inquiry into genetically modified wheat being found in an Oregon field last year which caused some countries to suspend U.S. wheat imports, Monsanto genetically modified wheat was found in July in a Montana research field that hasn’t been the site of testing since 2003 according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This latest discovery should not interfere with international trade as the strain was found in a non-commercial farm, and the USDA reports that it found that commercial wheat was not affected. The USDA published a 13,000 page report on Friday September 26th in regards to genetically modified wheat being discovered in an Oregon field in 2013, eight years after testing had been completed. The agency states that the source of the wheat remains inconclusive. The genetically modified wheat accounted for approximately 1% of an Oregon farmer’s field which was never a testing site. The strain found in Montana was different from the one discovered in Oregon last year leaving authorities unable to link the two incidents.
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