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Germany bans farming of genetically modified corn
Genetically modified corn can no longer be grown commercially in Germany. German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner announced Tuesday that the government is banning the cultivation of MON 810 maize. That strain of corn is the only genetically modified crop that Germany had allowed to be cultivated...
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- News Source: Uinta County News | 10 months agoGermany plans to ban the use and sale of genetically modified corn from Monsanto Co. , alleging it is harmful to wildlife. France, Austria, Hungary, Greece and Luxembourg have already banned Monsanto’s MON 810 corn despite its approval by the...
- News Source: Hindustan times | 10 months agoGermany on Tuesday banned a genetically modified strain of corn that the European Union has deemed safe for planting. Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner said US seed maker Monsanto's MON810 genetically engineered corn product "presents a danger for...
- News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | 10 months agoGenetically modified corn can no longer be grown commercially in Germany. German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner announced Tuesday that the government is banning the cultivation of MON 810 maize. That strain of corn is the only genetically modified...
- News Source: The Guardian | 10 months agoGermany has thrown its weight behind a growing European mutiny over genetically modified crops by banning the planting of a widely grown pest-resistant corn variety. Agriculture minister Ilse Aigner said there was enough evidence to support...
- News Source: Xtra News | 10 months agoGermany will ban cultivation and sale of genetically modified (GMO) maize, German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner said on Tuesday. The ban affects U.S. biotech company Monsanto's MON 810 maize which may no longer be sown for this summer's harvest,...
- News Source: BBC | 10 months agoThe decision, announced on Tuesday by German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner, is a blow to the US biotech firm Monsanto, which markets the maize. Monsanto's variety, called MON 810, is resistant to the corn borer, a moth larva which eats the stem...
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