This week COFEPRIS, Mexico's regulatory commission for food safety, has approved the sale and consumption of 132 genetically modified products, known as GMOs. Half of the new products are corn, while also including soy, cotton, and other crops.
The COFEPRIS decision heads to the Mexican government for approval before is becomes law. Currently GMO products have been suspended in Mexico under pressure from anti-GMO groups arguing that GMOs represent a danger to the environment, as well as for the biodiversity of native corn.
Currently 70% of foods in the market contain GMOs and more than 80% of crops . . .
