Mexico Plans to Modify its Constitution to Ban Toxic US Genetically Modified Corn
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Finally, Americans are encouraged that our nation is standing at the threshold of becoming healthy again. The typical American diet, which is quite literally killing us, is packed with processed foods, toxic chemicals, added sugars, and fast foods void of nutritional value. For far too long, government agencies have put profit over people and turned a blind eye to the foods and toxins they encourage Americans to consume. One such tainted food product and poison is genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate. Corn, one of the most commonly grown grains in the world, is a staple food for one-third of the human population and is prominent in many American diets. In 2024, GMO corn accounted for nearly 94 percent of the corn planted in the US, occupying over 86 million acres. American corn is so contaminated that neighboring Mexico, the second largest importer of US corn after China, has vowed to ban the use and cultivation of GM corn.
In late 2020, Mexico announced that it intended to ban GMO corn. The United States is Mexico’s largest corn supplier, exporting roughly 16 million metric tons of corn annually. Global Affairs reports that this is due to the sheer volume of corn production—the US produces around 367.1 million tons a year compared to Mexico’s 27 million. This move prompted the Biden administration to threaten a challenge under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Following that, the US continued to bully Mexico over its announced restrictions. Nonetheless, the Mexican government backed its directive with the claim that GMO corn poses devastating health risks for Mexican consumers. The US insists that Mexico has no basis for such claims—despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary—and states that banning corn imports will cause considerable economic losses while “stifling advancements towards food security and climate goals.”
Not backing down, Mexico recently released an 182-page scientific dossier on genetically modified corn and its effects on human health, the environment, and biodiversity, including the biocultural richness of native corn in Mexico. The summary immediately cuts to the chase that there is “no scientific consensus on the safety of human or animal consumption and the releasing into the environment of GM crops.” Prepared by Mexico’s National Council for Humanities, Science, and Technology (CONAHCYT), the summary adds, “what there is, however, is a corpus of scientific research that has shown that transgenesis is an imprecise technology with unexpected and undesired effect; in particular, it has demonstrated the risks and harms it entails.”
Indeed, with the United States using the most GM corn globally—forcing it in everything from livestock feed, biofuel production (ethanol), and as an ingredient in processed foods (think high-fructose corn syrup—only a few countries worldwide have permitted the cultivation of GM corn, and slightly more have allowed its import for human or animal consumption or industrial use). In Mexico, the introduction of GM corn has resulted in the transgenic contamination of native varieties, leading to adverse environmental, biocultural, social, economic, and political impacts. Numerous scientific studies have systematically documented these effects. Nonetheless, riddled with conflicts of interest, the United States relentlessly pushes its mission, putting profits over health.
Yet, importantly, independent scientific groups, free from conflicts of interest, have demonstrated that consuming GM corn poses serious health risks to laboratory and farm animals. These include damage to the reproductive and digestive organs, heightened immunological and allergic responses, increased mortality rates, and the onset of chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer. Additionally, GM corn is closely tied to the use of hazardous pesticides as part of its cultivation process. This exposes consumers—both human and animal—to harmful substances, particularly glyphosate. Even at low doses, glyphosate has been shown to cause carcinogenic effects, disrupt endocrine systems, impair reproductive health, and trigger various metabolic disorders, as well as damage multiple organs and bodily systems.
As reported by USRTK, the CONAHCYT report and related scientific analysis are among the most thorough reviews to date on the current scientific evidence on the health risks of GM corn and glyphosate. María Elena Àlvarez-Buylla, an award-winning molecular geneticist and widely published professor of molecular genetics, epigenetics, and development at Mexico’s National Autonomous University, was the head of CONAHCYT until last month. Stressing the dire situation if GM corn is integrated into Mexico’s food supply, she remarked:
“[The studies] show very clearly the risks of GM corn planting and consumption in tortillas and masa. We have to remember that in Mexico, we consume directly much more corn than anywhere in the world, from half a kilo to a kilo a day. CONAHCYT did an exhaustive review of the scientific literature. We concluded that the evidence was more than sufficient to restrict, out of precaution, the use of GM corn and its associated agro-chemical, glyphosate, in the country’s food supply chains.”
Why would any nation want to endure the ramifications of America’s contamination of corn on every level? Enough is enough with glyphosate—America’s profitable pesticide integral to GM cultivation. Of course, for now, the US holds the position that GM corn is safe. Then-US Agriculture Tom Vislack remarked in August 2023, when the US filed its trade dispute with Mexico, “Mexico’s approach to biotechnology is not based on science and runs counter to decades’ worth of evidence demonstrating its safety and the rigorous, science-based regulatory review system that ensures it poses no harm to human health and the environment.” Àlvarez-Buylla isn’t buying it, insisting the research on GM corn by the US “was quite poor.” She summed up quite well the all too familiar scenario responsible for the decline in the health of America’s men, women, and children, stating:
“The US rebuttal did not have up-to-date scientific evidence. Their scientific annexes ignored many of the studies, dismissing independent science and continuing to cite science that is full of conflicts of interest.”
Unfortunately, thanks to the deep state corruption exposed through COVID, we see clearly that Àlvarez-Buylla is absolutely right. Mexico’s study explains that its native corn has exceptional nutraceutical and nutritional qualities, along with possessing a tremendous genetic and biocultural richness that bestows it with adaptive benefits under myriad climatic and ecological conditions. In other words, leave nature in charge. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has publicly stated her commitment to banning GM corn cultivation and direct human consumption regardless of the trade dispute ruling. She noted that her government would pursue a plan to prohibit GM corn in Mexico’s constitution. Indeed, Mexico’s position to keep out GM corn at all costs “sets a major precedent for the world.” In agreement, Dr. Àlvarez-Buylla shared:
“If there’s a constitutional change that enforces the protection of Mexico’s staple food, that will go a long-term way toward caring for our food system, our environment, and our health. It is very, very important to keep tortillas and all the corn-derived food in Mexico free of GMOs and glyphosate.”