On Beyond Organic:
GMO Legal Battles
July 12, 2005 — By Icicle Networks
Last year, California’s Mendocino County passed legislation banning the
planting of Genetically Modified (GM) crops within its borders. Trinity
and Sonoma Counties quickly followed suit.
Critics of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, convinced that the federal
regulatory process has been hijacked by special interests, have decided
to battle take action into their own hands by rallying public support
for GM bans, county-by-county. It’s a battle that has seen some of the
world’s largest corporations taking on (and, in some cases, losing to)
family farmers, activists and hippies.
Now, pro-biotech supporters have responded with “seed pre-emption law.”
In California, they’ve formed the Healthy Foods Coalition - supported by
the Farm Bureau, Cattlemen’s Association and others - to outlaw such
county-wide bans. So far, they’re succeeded in 14 states.
Will California be next?
Join host Jerry Kay, publisher of the Environmental News Network as we
learn about the latest battles over GMO legislation in the US and
worldwide.
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