Supporters of GM say there is no evidence that modified crops cause illness in humans. They say the regulatory structures that govern GM foods are in many ways far stricter than for conventional foods. As for environmental concerns, they argue that GM crops can mean less use of agro-chemicals such as pesticides. Those that are used have low toxicity, are rapidly degraded and stay in the soil rather than being washed into rivers, they say.
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