Monsanto Kicked Out of Greece and Latvia: GM Bans Sweep Through Europe
First Scotland and Germany booted GMOs from their countries,
citing fear of GMO crops contaminating their food supplies and concern
over putting their food and beverage industries in jeopardy. Now, Greece
and Latvia are telling Monsanto exactly what they can do with their
genetically modified crops. The tide is turning. A tipping point just
became evident through the actions of two additional European countries
who have had enough of the Biotech strong arm.
Latvia and Greece have opted out of GMOs, as are Germany and
Scotland, as part of the new allowances indicated in legislation that
recently passed for EU countries.
The geographical opt-outs specifically target Monsanto’s MON810 GM
Maize, which countries may choose to grow or refuse in the next several
months. This is currently the only genetically modified crop allowed to
be grown within the EU at present – but only when countries give
specific permission.
As Sustainable Pulse explains, “while
the European Commission is responsible for approvals, requests to be
excluded also have to be submitted to the company making the application
i.e. Monsanto for MON810.”
If additional member states deny Monsanto, we can be assured that the
biotech company will try to find other ways to force their GM crops on
the world (e.g. the Trans Pacific Trade partnership) but as we
collectively say NO, upholding bans, and demanding labeling, we will rid
this planet of the plague that is genetically modified food.
