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2009-07-31 | permalink
GM sugar beets found in soil mix sold to U.S. gardeners
In May, genetically modified sugar beet plants were found in a soil mix sold to gardeners at a landscape supply business in Corvallis, Oregon. The contamination incident raises doubts about the ability of the sugar beet seed industry to keep GM sugar beets from contaminating non-GMO sugar beets and related plants. [...] Morton says the incident could help the lawsuit against the USDA over GM beets.
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2009-07-31 | permalink
GM sugar beets found in soil mix sold to U.S. gardeners
In May, genetically modified sugar beet plants were found in a soil mix sold to gardeners at a landscape supply business in Corvallis, Oregon. The contamination incident raises doubts about the ability of the sugar beet seed industry to keep GM sugar beets from contaminating non-GMO sugar beets and related plants. [...] Morton says the incident could help the lawsuit against the USDA over GM beets.
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