Just say No! to GMO: like Hungary, India, Poland
Like Hungary:
Some 400 hectares of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds have been destroyed throughout Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar said. The GMO maize has been ploughed under, but pollen has not spread from the maize, he added. Unlike several EU members, GMO seeds are banned in Hungary.
Read article at allaboutfeed.net
Like India:
Citizens say no to GM food and multinational seed corporations promoting them
NEW DELHI: On Quit India day, Greenpeace projected “Monsanto Quit India” on the India Gate highlighting the national opposition to the multinational seed companies like Monsanto.
Read press release at greenpeace.org
India Sues Monsanto Over Genetically-Modified Eggplant
Read article at forbes.com
Like Poland:
Polish president vetoes bill allowing GMO seeds
Read news report at reuters.com
Monday, August 29, 2011
Just say No! to GMO: like Hungary, India, Poland
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Labels: genetically modified seeds, GMO, Greenpeace, Hungary, India, Monsanto, multinationals, Poland
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monsanto’s Roundup Endangers Human and Animal Health
The following article reveals the devastating and unprecedented impact that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide is having on the health of our soil, plants, animals, and human population.
Read article by Jeffrey Smith on the Institute for Responsible Technology website (USA)
Monday, March 29, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
GM Wheat rejected by 233 Consumer and Farmer Groups in 26 Countries
233 consumer and farmer groups in 26 countries have joined the "Definitive Global Rejection of GM Wheat" statement to stop the commercialization of genetically modified (GM) wheat and remind the biotechnology corporation Monsanto that genetically modifying this major crop is not acceptable to farmers or consumers.
Read news release at newswire.ca (Canada)
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, July 31, 2009
France rejected GMO report by EU food safety watchdog
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Labels: EU, European Food Safety Authority, GMO
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Hungary to defy European Commission call to scrap ban on GMO crops
Hungary will keep its ban on GMO (genetically modified organisms) maize imports and the planting of GMO seeds, Agriculture Ministry undersecretary Zoltán Gőgös announced. The European Commission recently called on Hungary to entirely lift its GMO ban.
Read article at realdeal.hu (Hungary)
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Labels: European Commission, GM crops, GMO, GMO ban, GMO seeds, Zoltán Gőgös

