from http://www.biotech-info.net/JR_testimony.html

"
 Professor Mark Winston, a Canadian bee research
specialist, has attempted to review scientific studies
pertaining to bees and GMO's. As you might expect,
most GM research has been conducted by the
biotechnology companies who create GMO's. What I did
not expect is that this research is considered
proprietary information, and not subject to public
scrutiny. Prof. Winston contacted the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency and encountered a brick wall. Their
response was that, yes, honeybee larvae or adults had
been examined in tests with GM pollen. They would not
reveal what GM crops were tested, who did the testing,
what the experimental protocol was, or the results of
the tests. Information which is absolutely essential
for the independent validation of Biotech company
claims regarding the safety of GMO's is unavailable to
the GMO consuming public. It is my understanding that
FDA policy is similar to the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency. This veil of secrecy does not serve the public
interest and should be lifted as a precondition for
EPA approval of GMO's. Proprietary research on
presently approved GMO's should also be publicly
accessible.

There are a few publicly reported studies regarding
the effect of GM pollen on honeybees. Minh-Ha Pham
Deleque has done some work on this area for the French
government research institute, INRA. She has studied
the effects of GM pollen from varieties of canola and
soybeans on honeybees in a laboratory setting. Her
findings indicate that none of the tested pollens kill
adult bees outright, but that they may shorten their
lifespan and cause some behavioral changes,
particularly in a loss of their ability to learn and
to smell. This may cause foraging bees to "forget"
where flowers or even their own hive is located.
Obviously, some issues have been raised by this work
which need to be further explored.

[...]

During the 1990's, millions of acres of Round-up Ready
crops were planted in the U.S. and Argentina.
According to my information, the antibiotic resistant
gene used in the creation of Round-up Ready crops was
resistant to tetracycline. After 40 years of effective
usage against an infective bacterium found in the guts
of honeybees, suddenly 2 geographically isolated
countries develop tetracycline resistance
simultaneously. A common thread between the U.S. and
Argentina is the widespread and recent cultivation of
GM crops containing tetracycline resistant genes.

[...]

I think there are enough valid uncertainties about
GMO's to justify NYS to require labeling of GM foods.
The world is now participating in a vast GMO
experiment. New Yorkers should have the choice of
opting out of this experiment if they so desire. GM
food labeling would partially provide this option.
"

Hervé






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