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2009-10-07 | permalink
GM canola growing by the road in Australia
The Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald agrees with Monsanto. He says under European Union standards farmers are allowed to have a small percentage of GM grain in their crop: ”I think there’s a lot of exaggeration here. I don’t believe that it’s springing up everywhere on a volunteer basis. And remember even if it does occur on a volunteer basis, the studies show that it doesn’t persist and can be easily treated.”
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia: GM canola growing by the road
- The Age, Australia: Uproar as GM canola ’contaminates’ beehive
- Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Australia: Greenpeace finds honey contaminated with genetically engineered canola
- Country News, Australia: GM plants on road
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia: PIRSA offers GM canola assurances
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2009-10-07 | permalink
GM canola growing by the road in Australia
The Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald agrees with Monsanto. He says under European Union standards farmers are allowed to have a small percentage of GM grain in their crop: ”I think there’s a lot of exaggeration here. I don’t believe that it’s springing up everywhere on a volunteer basis. And remember even if it does occur on a volunteer basis, the studies show that it doesn’t persist and can be easily treated.”
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia: GM canola growing by the road
- The Age, Australia: Uproar as GM canola ’contaminates’ beehive
- Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Australia: Greenpeace finds honey contaminated with genetically engineered canola
- Country News, Australia: GM plants on road
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia: PIRSA offers GM canola assurances
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