Legal Liability Problems
New Report Challenges GM Industry Myths |
"The
report GMO
Myths and Truths is a detailed study covering everything from the genetic engineering
technique through to an analysis of the benefits of GM foods and crops. The report is
heavily referenced, allowing the reader to determine the validity of the authors’
conclusions. The section on GM crops’ impact on the farm and environment seriously
questions the benefits of growing these crops, citing examples of increased pesticide use, pest resistance, inconclusive yield
benefits and their value in feeding the worlds increasing population..... weighing in at over 120 pages ... it’s not the weight that
makes for uncomfortable reading but the detailed critique of many of the supposed benefits
of GM technology and the fact that these have all been brought together in one report.
What makes it even more difficult to ignore is the credentials of the authors concerned,
these are not your light-weight anti-everything tree huggers but acclaimed scientists. This should open up the debate at a high level on the benefits of
GM crops and be essential reading not just for policy makers. The questions raised in this
report are too numerous and serious to be simply disregarded." |
| GM rice spreads, prompts debate in China AFP, 15 June 2011 |
* Contamination of rice crops in the United States with an unapproved GM variety has lead to millions of dollars being paid out in compensation to affected farmers by biotech company Bayer following a court ruling (Bloomberg, 4 December 2009)
Farmers told GM
crops are 'too dangerous to insure'
Canadian
NFU seeks GM pollution liability justice
Cross-Pollination
Leads to Triple Herbicide Resistance ISB News Report
EU farmers liable for GM
damage
NFU Mutual won't insure GM
crop trial risks
Monsanto sues Nelson farm: A
North Dakota family's frustrations with genetically engineered soybeans
Illinois Asks Dealers Not to
Sell A Controversial Monsanto Corn Seed
Monsanto fears GM liabilities
National Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against
Starlink Producer
StarLink fiasco wreaks havoc in the heartland
Schmeiser v Monsanto Canola
pollution case - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
US farmers raise
GM legal, marketing and production questions
EU Farmers to be liable for
GM food claims
Farmes can't get GM
risk insurance cover
Swiss
farmers seek compensation for seed contaminated by GM
Updates and details on Percy Smeicher V Monsanto
law suit
See photo of surviving volunteer GM canola plants in
Canada after spraying with Roundup!
Canadian NFU fights 'genetic
pollution'
Canadian
GM pollution case
GM maize
pollination risk
GM oilseed rape
pollen travels at least 4.5 km
Tesco to ban produce from GM
trial sites
Why consumers do not want to eat genetically engineered foods
Tryptophan GMO toxicity
incident - $2 billion in claims for deaths and disease
EU proposes farmer liability
for GMO hazards
Insurance
risks from genetic engineering
Chartered Surveyor Monthly on GM legal liability problems
Land values at risk from GM
crops
RICS Land Values Report
GENE TRANSFER BETWEEN
CANOLA (Oilseed Rape) AND RELATED WEED SPECIES - full research paper: University of Idaho,
and other references
Other farm property rights
violation issues associated with this technology
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natural law publishing |