I wish they’d identify the particular toxin or chemical that is proving harmful to humans (if it is). There are many substances that naturally occur in vegetables used by humans for food which in some measure protect these same vegetables from insects and other pests while they are growing. If this is more of the same, borrowing a “toxin” from, say, onions for use in, say, broccoli, there shouldn’t be any reason to complain about it (except maybe allergies).
“I wish they’d identify the particular toxin or chemical that is proving harmful to humans (if it is).”
Check out the article at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_thuringiensis
I believe they are talking about corn that has been modified with the gene that produces a natural insecticide (toxin) found in the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (BT). We have been safely using BT itself as a natural insecticide for many decades. This is probably much todo about nothing.