EU upholds right to ban GM crops


	EU upholds right to ban GM crops

disenchantedcitizen

3-3-2009 7:45 PM

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geneticall modified foods, monsanto

disenchantedcitizen says:

Monsanto is not finding it easy to convince everyone that genetically modified food is good for the world.

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3-7-2009 6:03 PM

chedare

They just want seeds monopoly!

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