Tag: Maine
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Farmers Appealing “Pre-Emptive” Monsanto Lawsuit to Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Agconnection blog announces that the group of farmers who challenged Monsanto’s patents on genetically-modified seeds is appealing their case to the U.S. Supreme Court after a lower court ruled against them in June. The Maine-based Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association has been joined in their case by a group of 73 organic…
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Another State to Require Labeling of GMO Foods
Steve Mistler reports on the status of a new bill, requiring the labeling of GMO products, making its way through the Main State Legislature. The emphasis at the end of the post is mine. The fact that the FDA would “assume” the products are safe until proven otherwise and that the industry can dictate the…
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