2013-02-20 | permalink

Namibian GM-free maize products contaminated by GM maize

Maize meal sold in some shops in Namibia is derived from genetically modified organisms, a recent test has revealed. Moreover, unsuspecting Namibian consumers are being charged at least an 8 percent “GMO free premium” on maize products [...] The test revealed Ace Instant porridge contains 56.82 percent GM maize while the popular White Star Maize contains 2.75 percent GM maize, and Top Score maize meal contains 1.09 percent GM maize. “The latter two are supposedly Namibia produced and are expected to have been GMO-free, but this is clearly not the case,” the NCT chairperson, Sandi Tjaronda, said at a media briefing yesterday.

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