Corn seed distributors like Garst were supposed to follow stringent standards to ensure that only StarLink corn would contain the gene.
The final bill, which President Bush is expected to sign soon, includes tax breaks for oil companies, corn farmers, wine distributors and dozens of other highly specific industries.
If pollen carrying genetically-modified genes mixes with an organic farmer's crop, his corn can no longer be sold to organic distributors.
As an example, he points to organic tortilla chip maker Terra Prima, which had to recall 87,000 bags of its chips after tests by a Netherlands-based distributor found that they contained genetically modified corn.
But U.S. ethanol production is rising dramatically, thanks to generous corn subsidies, (at least $4.5 billion according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture) and tax incentives for fuel distributors.
Son of a tractor distributor, he grew up in Phetchabun Province, 230 miles north of Bangkok, amid rice and corn fields.
The "burgers," which are sold to McDonald's as well as through national food distributors, contain a healthy amount of cornstarch, malt extract, natural smoke flavor and corn oil.
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distributor of the Minifish.
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