Tuesday, February 20, 2007

FEDERAL COURT FINDS USDA ERRED IN APPROVING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA WITHOUT FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

Precedent-setting Decision May Block Planting, Sales of Monsanto Alfalfa


Washington, DC (February 14, 2007) - In a
decision handed down yesterday, a Federal Court has ruled, for the
first time ever, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture failed to
abide by federal environmental laws when it approved a genetically
engineered crop without conducting a full Environment Impact Statement
(EIS).



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