The Supreme Court ruled June 21, 2010 in Monsanto v. Geerston Farms, the first genetically modified crop case ever brought before the Supreme Court. While the Court did reverse the original injunction, it also ruled that the ban on GMO alfalfa remains, and it is still illegal to plant or sell GMO alfalfa. This is a huge victory for Center for Food Safety as well as NCGA and others who signed on to an amicus brief in support of this case, but most importantly for the farmers and consumers we represent. The court ruled that an injunction was unnecessary since under CFS’s earlier Federal Court victory (which ruled that USDA violated NEPA and other environmental laws when it approved Roundup Ready alfalfa) the crop became a regulated item and illegal to plant. Please find more info in the CFS press release on the Center for Food Safety’s website.
June 23, 2010 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), joined by 49 other representatives and five other senators, are asking U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to retain the regulated status of genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa.
Please find the full press release on Senator Patrick Leahy’s site.
Read NCGA’s comments to USDA
Read National Organic Coalitions’s comments to USDA
Recent research and government findings have revealed new concerns about the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) found in polycarbonate plastics and possible negative effects on human health.
Read on overview on the BPA issue
Read the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Draft Brief on BPA
Read the NTP Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction Expert Panel Report on BPA
Read The Work Group for Safe Markets report on BPA in baby bottles
Thanks to NCGA for sharing this compiled information.