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Call to boycott GM soya

KOCHI: A workshop on ‘genetically-modified (GM) crops and their impact on Kerala’s agriculture’ held here on Tuesday called upon the people to boycott soybeans, corn (maize) products and other GM foods.

It noted that these foods, which were imported from the U.S., were being sold by many supermarkets and posed health threats. The workshop, held as part of the “people’s No-Genetic Engineering Day,” pointed out that GM foods harmed human health as well as the environment and hurt the agrarian economy.

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