The bill, AB 541 (Huffman, D-Marin/Sonoma), protects farmers from lawsuits over GM crops which contaminate their fields. […]
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A Canadian bill to prohibit field testing and commercialization of Terminator seed technology […] The Center for Food Safety criticises the Food and Drug Administration’s risk assessment on animal clones, saying that the assessment is based on unsubstantiated assumptions, misreported findings, and flawed analyses of scientific research. […] US assemblyman, Jared Huffman of California has introduced a Bill that would make companies developing genetically engineered crops liable for damages if these crops results in contamination of other fields. […] A US Federal Court decision which ruled that the USDA has violated the law by failing to conduct a full environmental assessment on Monsanto’s GE alfalfa. […] This briefing concludes that the present federal oversight in the United States is insufficient to address the potential environmental, human health, and economic consequences of experimental genetically engineered crops. […] This report issued by the USDA auditor, the Office of Inspector General, found that the department has failed to properly oversee field trials of GE crops, including plants designed to produce chemicals for medical and industrial use. […] This paper details the shortcomings and loopholes of the US regulatory system. […] The US is awash with poorly regulated experimental GM crops, says this report by the Texas Public Interest Research Group. […] As concerns grow over the environmental and human and animal health effects of genetic engineering, governments in some countries are taking action to protect their people and territory. […] |
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