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IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT INTERPRETATION: This webinar will be presented with simultaneous interpretation in English and Spanish. The main scientific presentations will be in Spanish, with interpretation in English. Please note that in order to access the interpretation, you must join via Zoom (whether on a computer or on a phone). If you dial in using the telephone number, you will not be able to access the interpretation. Most corn grown in the U.S. is genetically modified to tolerate the spraying of glyphosate-based herbicides that are linked to cancer, endocrine disruption and other health concerns. Mexico banned genetically modified (GM) corn from use in tortillas in 2023.  The US challenged the policy as an unfair trade practice, claiming Mexico’s precautionary policies were not based on science. In response, Mexico’s national science agency compiled one of the most comprehensive and thorough reviews to date on current scientific evidence showing health risks associated with production and consumption of America’s most widely grown crop.   In this webinar, the former director of Mexico’s National Council for Humanities, Science and Technology and the agency’s lead researcher on the topic will present Mexico’s recently released scientific review document. The evidence draws on recent literature to show there are  unacceptable health risks from GM corn and glyphosate for Mexican people who consume large quantities of minimally processed corn such as tortillas. Dr. Elena Álvarez-Buylla, who directed the national science agency for six years, will outline the research carried out to  underpin Mexico’s 2023 decree to restrict the use of GM corn in tortillas and other minimally processed corn products, and to phase out the use of glyphosate. Erica Hagman Aguilar will present the key findings from the well-referenced 200-page science dossier.