If you look at other articles about this so called 'breakthrough' you'd discover that this GM milk is NOT allergen-free. In fact it increases the levels of another milk protein, casein. "Wagner says the absence of BLG has a strong effect on the composition of the milk, with greatly enhanced levels of other milk proteins, in particular casein. The higher levels of casein correlate with increased levels of calcium and improved cheese yields from the milk." So we come to the real reasons for the GM - making cheese, not saving children allergic to milk.
Casein is an allergen problem for a great many people including children. About 2% to 3% of babies will have a casein allergy. But an even greater number of adults are allergic to casein. So this is a case of GM solving one problem only to create more and bigger problems.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/10/02/genetically-modified-cow-allergy-free-mill.htmlSimilar to the controversy around the frankenfish 'salmon' the corporations involved do not seem to care that their GM creatures are MORE allergy producing than the non-modified creatures. The GM companies acknowledge that their creations generate a higher level of allergic reactions among populations but still claim that labeling of GM products is not needed. So if you have food allergies your food options are becoming ever more limited as companies seek to profit from their genetic tinkering.
As a person who has become intolerant to various products containing GM ingredients I am gradually feeling like an unloved endangered species. Splicing genes in a lab is not the same as selective breeding. Splicing genes in a lab is great science fiction but it makes for a food supply that is in no way more nutritious or healthier. It just makes the food supply more dangerous.
And by the way, no one in the USA is seriously testing for long-term safety of genetically modified foods, either plant or animal. The FDA say's it's the producers responsibility. The companies says it's the FDA's responsibility. So unless you drop dead immediately after eating, a food is deemed 'safe' or marketable.
Welcome to being a lab rat.
