Effects of GM corn on human health, the environment and biodiversity, including the biocultural richness of native corn in Mexico

Executive summary
When the first GMOs appeared in different countries around the world, there was little
or no scientific evidence demonstrating that they had no negative effects on human
health, the environment and biodiversity. At the same time, the scientific community
has for decades been warning about the potential risks and, more recently, the harm
inherent to the consumption and cultivation of these organisms.

Today there is no scientific consensus on the safety of human or animal consumption
and the releasing into the environment of GM crops. What there is, however, is a corpus
of scientific research that has shown that transgenesis is an imprecise technology with
unexpected and undesired effects; in particular, it has demonstrated the risks and harm
it entails