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2006-12-18 | permalink
CTNBio may approve Monsanto’s transgenic
Since it was instituted for the first time in the current format, in October 2005, the Comissão Técnica Nacional de Biossegurança (CTNBio) [National Technical Committee on Biosafety] did not hold a meeting with such high quorum. Yesterday, the second day of the meeting that ends today, 26 of the 27 counselors were present to appraise the controversial discussion on the commercial release of transgenic corn. With an almost complete quorum, comes the unheard of opportunity to plant a variety of transgenic corn in Brazil. The voting should be made today. Since 1998, Bayer has waited for the approval of their gluphosinate ammonium resistant seed. But it is not this time that they should have their product approved. Instead, which is judicially barred, the Commission might release Monsanto’s insect tolerant product.
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2006-12-18 | permalink
CTNBio may approve Monsanto’s transgenic
Since it was instituted for the first time in the current format, in October 2005, the Comissão Técnica Nacional de Biossegurança (CTNBio) [National Technical Committee on Biosafety] did not hold a meeting with such high quorum. Yesterday, the second day of the meeting that ends today, 26 of the 27 counselors were present to appraise the controversial discussion on the commercial release of transgenic corn. With an almost complete quorum, comes the unheard of opportunity to plant a variety of transgenic corn in Brazil. The voting should be made today. Since 1998, Bayer has waited for the approval of their gluphosinate ammonium resistant seed. But it is not this time that they should have their product approved. Instead, which is judicially barred, the Commission might release Monsanto’s insect tolerant product.
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