GMO lose Europe – victory for environmental organisations

BREAKING NEWS: Monsanto will halt production of genetically modified corn in all of Europe, except Spain, Portugal and the Czech Republic. The agrichemical multinational states that it will not spend any more money on trials, development, marketing, court cases or anything else to get GM corn accepted in Europe. Read: http://www.ir-d.dk/gmo-lose-europe-victory-for-environmental-organisations Update* The world's largest producer of seeds, Monsanto, has apparently given up on attempts to spread its genetically modified plant varieties in Europe. A German media report said the firm would end all lobbying for approval. The German newspaper "taz" reported Friday that US agriculture behemoth Monsanto had dropped any plans to have farmers grow its genetically modified (GM) plant varieties in Europe. Monsanto Europe spokesman Brandon Mitchener was quoted as saying the company would no longer engage in any lobbying fur such plants on the continent, adding that at the moment the firm was unwilling to apply for approval of any GM plants. source http://www.dw.de Read more at http://www.naturalcuresnotmedicine.com/2013/05/monsanto-loses-in-europe.html#74wTfqhjhGhXI7I7.99 from http://www.naturalcuresnotmedicine.com/2013/05/monsanto-loses-in-europe.html

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