By NATION REPORTERGovernment says the Genetical Modified Organisms (GMO) mealie meal to be imported from South Africa is not dangerous to human health and that Zambians have no cause to worry because the shortage of mealie meal problem shall be resolved in the shortest time possible.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”4,5,6″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ]Thabo Kawana, the Ministry of Information and Media director spokesperson has assured Zambians that the GMO mealie-meal to be imported from South Africa was not dangerous to human health.Government has decided to start importing mealie meal from South Africa in an attempt to address the shortage of the commodity that has hit most part of the country, forcing consumers to start panic-buying and causing a scramble in some cases.But according to Mr Kawana, some biodiversity experts are said to have confirmed that GMO was only dangerous as a seed and not as processed product such as mealie meal.“The issue of, say for example, South African mealie-meal […]
Thabo Kawana says GMO Nshima not dangerous
