HEALTH

Monsanto Versus the People

01/14/2013 0

Last week Monsanto announced staggering profits from 2012 to celebratory shareholders while American farmers filed into Washington, DC to challenge the Biotech giant’s right to sue farmers whose fields have become contaminated with Monsanto’s seeds. […]

HEALTH

European Food Authority to Open Up GMO Data

01/14/2013 0

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) today made public almost all supporting documents and data submitted by Monsanto for the authorisation in 2003 of its genetically modified maize NK603. The data was released alongside the […]

ENVIRONMENT

Greenpeace Warns EU Off Herbicide-Tolerant GM Crops

01/09/2013 2

Global environmental watchdog Greenpeace launched a new report Monday warning the European Union against authorising herbicide-tolerant genetically engineered (HTGE) crops, saying they would lead to herbicide-resistant super-weeds. “When herbicide-tolerant crops are relied on heavily, they […]

ENVIRONMENT

Farmers to Appeal Ruling in Suit Against Monsanto

01/09/2013 0

Lawyers representing farmers in a class-action suit against Monsanto that seeks to invalidate the company’s patents will present oral arguments Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The original lawsuit was […]

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