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GM Corn Has Bleak Future in Most of Europe – a Victory for Environmental Organisations
Investigative Reporting Denmark Monsanto will halt production of genetically modified corn in all of Europe, except Spain, Portugal and Czech republic. The agribusiness multinational resolves not to spend any more money on trials, development, marketing, court cases or PLT photo. anything else to get GM corn accepted in Europe. Full story here.
Illegal GM Wheat Contamination Discovered in US
Canadian Biotechnology Action Network The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that Monsanto’s unapproved genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered) herbicide tolerant wheat was found growing in a farmer’s field in the state of Oregon. Details here. A field of non-GM wheat in Canada. PLT photo. Related stories: Scientists Find Holes In Monsanto GM Wheat Denial . Japan halts imports of U.S. wheat after USDA's shock finding of genetic pollution from GMOs
World’s Largest Pork Producer Could be Sold to a Chinese Company
Grist - a beacon in the smog In Smithfield, Va., on Wednesday, locals were shocked to discover that their town’s namesake, Smithfield Foods, founded in 1936 as a single meatpacking plant and now the largest pork producer in the world, is poised to be sold to Chinese meat company Shuanghui International. If approved by federal regulators, the $4.7 billion deal would be the biggest takeover in history of an American company by a Chinese one. Details here.