Mexico has officially banned GMO corn

A judge there placed an indefinite ban on genetically engineered corn last week, citing "risk of imminent harm to the environment." This means that pro-GMO companies like Monsanto and DuPont/Pioneer are no longer allowed to plant or sell their corn within the country's borders. And Mexico has over 20,000 varieties of corn that are grown and eaten through out the country -- we're talking huge amounts of corn.

This court action fell within days of the international March Against Monsanto, which was well-attended in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles and Mexico may have a disdain for GMOs in common, but there's an even bigger cultural connector between the two: tortillas.

Tortillas are a way of life in Mexico. This ban should come as no surprise to anyone who has eaten a corn tortilla in Mexico, and experienced how seriously Mexico takes its prized whole grain staple. Tortillas are made freshly throughout the day, and eaten during breakfast (chilaquiles, tacos), lunch (tostadas, tacos), dinner (enchiladas, pozole), and dessert (nicuatole, polvoron de maiz), and in snacks (flavored corn chips) and even drinks (tejuino, champurrado). Maize was first cultivated in Mexico, after all. Read more >>