IPFS News Link • Food
US court orders GMO beets destroyed
• AFPA federal judge has ordered what is believed
to be the first-ever destruction of a genetically modified crop in the
United States, saying that the altered sugar beets were planted
illegally.
US District Judge Jeffrey White in California granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday sought by the Center for Food Safety and other groups, which contended that the Monsanto-produced sugar beet crops were planted without proper environmental review.
He delayed implementation of the order until December 7 to allow time for an appeal.
