Articles by Mike Ludwig
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USDA Deregulates Two Monsanto Genetically Engineered Seeds
Mike Ludwig - Truthout,
26 Dec 2011
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its decision to deregulate two Monsanto genetically engineered (GE) seed varieties: a corn variety engineered to resist drought conditions and an herbicide-resistant soybean engineered to produce more fatty acids than regular soybeans … Critics say such efforts could replace traditional and sustainable farming methods with American-style industrial agriculture and prevent African governments from effectively regulating GE crops.
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Mike Ludwig - Truthout,
18 Jul 2011
Biosafety activists in South Africa are calling a program funded by the Gates Foundation a “Trojan horse” to open the door for private agribusiness and genetically engineered (GE) seeds, including a drought-resistant corn that Monsanto hopes to have approved in the United States and abroad.
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Mike Ludwig - Truthout,
11 Jul 2011
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, which is composed of food safety regulators from more than 100 countries, adopted a guidance document during its annual summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday [5 Jul 2011] that prevents any country’s GE food labeling policies from being legally challenged as barriers to trade. The commission was created in 1963 to create international food safety standards. The guidance does not mandate the labeling of GE foods, but allows countries to develop their own labeling policies.
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