Tag: monsanto protection act
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Anti-GMO Campaigners Claim Victory as ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ Stripped From Senate Bill
from commondreams.org: An amendment dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act” which currently allows large agriculture and biotech corporations to ignore court orders involving the safety of genetically modified seeds, has been stripped from Senate’s spending bill that could be voted on as early as Wednesday afternoon. Following an organized campaign against the provision in recent months,…
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‘Monsanto Protection Act’ quietly extended by Congress
from RT.com: A budget provision protecting genetically-modified seeds from litigation in the face of health risks was extended for three months in an approved US House of Representatives’ spending bill on Tuesday evening. Called “The Monsanto Protection Act” by opponents, the budget rider shields biotech behemoths like Monsanto, Cargill and others from the threat of…