THE UN has been delivering genetically modified food as emergency aid for the past seven years, New Scientist has learned. And it has done so without telling the countries concerned. Its admission makes a mockery of African governments’ recent efforts to reject GM food aid.
Countries getting GM food aid in the past two years – often in breach of national regulations – include the Philippines, India, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Ecuador, as well as many African countries.
The UN World Food Programme told New Scientist this week that its staff are under no obligation to alert authorities and have made…
