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  • Monsanto Kicked Out of Greece and Latvia: GM Bans Sweep Through Europe

    Monsanto Kicked Out of Greece and Latvia: GM Bans Sweep Through Europe
    by Christina Sarich
    Posted on August 30, 2015


    As other EU nations take action.

    First Scotland and Germany booted GMOs from their countries, citing fear of GMO crops contaminating their food supplies and concern over putting their food and beverage industries in jeopardy. Now, Greece and Latvia are telling Monsanto exactly what they can do with their genetically modified crops. The tide is turning. A tipping point just became evident through the actions of two additional European countries who have had enough of the Biotech strong arm.

    Latvia and Greece have opted out of GMOs, as are Germany and Scotland, as part of the new allowances indicated in legislation that recently passed for EU countries.

    The geographical opt-outs specifically target Monsanto’s MON810 GM Maize, which countries may choose to grow or refuse in the next several months. This is currently the only genetically modified crop allowed to be grown within the EU at present – but only when countries give specific permission.

    As Sustainable Pulse explains, “while the European Commission is responsible for approvals, requests to be excluded also have to be submitted to the company making the application i.e. Monsanto for MON810.”

    If additional member states deny Monsanto, we can be assured that the biotech company will try to find other ways to force their GM crops on the world (e.g. the Trans Pacific Trade partnership) but as we collectively say NO, upholding bans, and demanding labeling, we will rid this planet of the plague that is genetically modified food.

    Additional Sources:

    Reuters

  • #2
    Does everybody think genetically modified food - or that the horrible business practices made by Monsanto on farmers because they are using patented product - is bad?

    I don't think genetically modified food is bad per se... Food has been chosen for better or worse throughout history by farmers - albeit in a VERY different way.

    I do, however, think that Monsanto is a terrible, terrible company because lets say some of their patented seeds happens to blow in the wind and land on a farmers land and grow - Monsanto then legally can (and does) ruin that farmer in a court of law because they are 'illegally' growing Monsanto's product. GMOs are not proven to be bad - but patent law and that ability to patent foods/seeds sure has been proven to be detrimental to the livelihood of honest people who FEED US and keep us alive.

    I think its a very important distinction to make. What about the rest of you?

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