Barbara H. Peterson on May 28th, 2014

If a new proposal passes, Monsanto and Syngenta get to decide whether or not to ban their own products in the EU.

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Barbara H. Peterson on November 6th, 2013

The EU Commission today authorised the controversial genetically engineered maize SmartStax for food and feed. The decision was taken despite thousands of protest mails being sent to the Commission. Maize 1507 for cultivation to be decided soon.

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Barbara H. Peterson on June 4th, 2013

For most of the world who don’t have time to research the official statements of Monsanto but merely glance at a Reuters or TAZ headline, the message has been delivered that Monsanto has given up its EU effort on proliferating its GMO seeds. Not true. The timing of the TAZ interview is suggestive of what seems to be a carefully orchestrated Monsanto PR deception campaign.

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Barbara H. Peterson on January 31st, 2013

The swelling farmers’ protest against the Polish government’s sell-off of prime Polish farmland to foreign multi-national corporations has now spread to five Polish provinces.

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