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2007-06-22 | permalink
Monsanto South Africa ordered to withdraw biotech advertisement
Biotech crops giant Monsanto has been ordered to withdraw an advertising claim that no negative reactions have ever been reported to genetically modified foods. The Advertising Standards Authority made the ruling this week in response to a consumer complaint lodged against a Monsanto South Africa print ad referring to GM grain products. [...] Though Monsanto had provided numerous studies contradicting claims that GM foods were unsafe, they made no reference to the ”no negative reactions” claim in the ad.?
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2007-06-22 | permalink
Monsanto South Africa ordered to withdraw biotech advertisement
Biotech crops giant Monsanto has been ordered to withdraw an advertising claim that no negative reactions have ever been reported to genetically modified foods. The Advertising Standards Authority made the ruling this week in response to a consumer complaint lodged against a Monsanto South Africa print ad referring to GM grain products. [...] Though Monsanto had provided numerous studies contradicting claims that GM foods were unsafe, they made no reference to the ”no negative reactions” claim in the ad.?
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