Calls for ban on ‘toxic’ GM corn after tests reveal wind can carry it 2.7 MILES, not 65 feet as previously claimed

‘‘Toxic’ pollen from GM corn can travel miles to contaminate the countryside, researchers claim.

Currently, European Union regulators assume pollen from the crop, which has been manipulated to include a toxin that kills pests, can travel only 20 to 40 metres.

However, research suggests that significant amounts of the pollen, which harms butterflies and moths, can be carried up to 4.45 kilometres – 2.7 miles – on the wind.’

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