Cry1Ab biopesticide kills human cells at low doses as does
Roundup herbicide. Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji A new study shows that
low doses of Bt biopesticide CryA1b as well as the glyphosate
herbicide, Roundup, kill human kidney cells. The Bt biopesticide
conferring insect resistance and the glyphosate tolerance trait
tied to the use of glyphosate herbicides account for almost all
the GM crops grown worldwide. Bt crops already constitute 39 %
of globally cultivated genetically modified (GM) crops, yet this
is the first study that provides evidence on the toxicity of Bt
protein in human cells. This work comes at a time when the
French environment and agricultural ministers are seeking an EU-
wide ban of Monsanto’s MON810 Bt corn variety that is already
outlawed in Hungary, Austria, Germany, Greece, and Luxembourg.
The EU commission approved this crop in 2009, concluding that it
“is as safe as its conventional counterpart with respect to
potential effects on human and animal health”. In response to
their publication