Charlie Dunmore
Reuters
Monsanto Co said on Wednesday it will withdraw all pending approval requests to grow new types of genetically modified crops in the European Union, due to the lack of commercial prospects for cultivation there.
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Charlie Dunmore
Reuters
Monsanto Co said on Wednesday it will withdraw all pending approval requests to grow new types of genetically modified crops in the European Union, due to the lack of commercial prospects for cultivation there.
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Monsanto says that the discovery of unapproved genetically modified wheat found in an Oregon field could have been the result of sabotage.
A recent poll conducted by the Sydney Morning Herald online indicated that 75% of respondants oppose GM food expansion. Read More
Food companies across America are struggling to source conventional ingredients as growing pressure to replace genetically modified ones gains traction.
Last weekend saw over two million people worldwide protest against GM giant Monsanto sighting the alleged dangers of genetically modified foods and the environmental damage caused by its production.
Approximately 90 percent of US corn, soybeans, canola and sugar beets are genetically modified. Farmers that are willing to make the switch to non GM will have to be patient as it will take time before they can harvest thier new crops as the soil may not be immediately suitable to gain non-GMO certification
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