Roundup-resistant mystery wheat found in southern Alberta
The Canadian grain export system has avoided an international black eye after federal officials determined a rogue clump of Roundup-resistant wheat found in southern Alberta was an isolated incident.
A contractor reported last summer that a few stalks of weed wheat beside an oil access road survived treatment with the herbicide, and tests showed the plants were genetically modified, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday.
It was the first time unauthorized genetically modified
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