Corn Fed Herd

GM (genetically modified) food. Starlink made the biggest flap in recent years with their corn. Starlink, sounds like a name from the X files. Starlink was to be kept out of the supply for human consumption but could be grown for animal feed or ethanol market. Aventis (Starlink producer), seed companies, and dealers who sold the seed were to send letters of reminders to farmers that the product was not for human consumption. Aventis, snafued of course, or they claimed the seed companies did, who claimed the seed dealers did, who claimed the farmers did who claimed Aventis did. Starlink began turning up in tortilla chips and corndogs everywhere. Supposedly a small amount of Starlink corn contaminated regular corn. In 2000 farmers in the US Midwest had 50 million bushels of tainted corn sitting around and no idea what to do with it.

Some studies have shown GM food to hamper the immune system and cause poor brain development, lord knows we don't need any more help with that in the US. The usual claim is the possibility of "allergic" reactions and the FDA said at one time Starlink was "probably harmless". We certainly know the FDA can be trusted. As to those 50 million bushels, looks like someone found a place for it. Starlink corn among UN food aid to Central America.