Anthony Gucciardi
Natural Society
April
6, 2012
The
announcement, made by Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki, sets yet another
international standard against Monsanto’s genetically modified creations. In
addition to being linked to a plethora health ailments, Sawicki says that
the pollen originating from this GM strain may actually be devastating the already dwindling bee population.
“The
decree is in the works. It introduces a complete ban on the MON810 strain of
maize in Poland,” Sawicki stated to the press.
Similar
opposition to Monsanto occurred on March 9th, when 7 European countries blocked a proposal by the
Danish EU presidency which would permit the cultivation of genetically modified
plants on the entire continent.
It was France, who in February, lead the charge
against GMOs by asking the European Commission to suspend authorization to
Monsanto’s genetically modified corn. What’s more, the country
settled a landmark case in favor of the people over Monsanto, finding the
biotech giant guilty of chemical poisoning.
In a ruling given by a
court in Lyon (southeast France), grain grower Paul
Francois stated that Monsanto failed to provide proper warnings on the
Lasso weed killer product label which resulted in neurological problems such as
memory loss and headaches.
The court ordered an expert opinion to determine the
sum of the damages, and to verify the link between Lasso and the reported
illnesses. The result was a guilty charge, paving the way for further legal
action on behalf of injured farmers.
Since
1996, the agricultural branch of the French social security system has gathered
about 200 alerts per year regarding sickness related to pesticides.
However only 47 cases were
even recognized in the past 10 years.
Nations
are continually taking a stand against Monsanto, with nations like
Hungary destroying 1000 acres of GM maize and India slamming Monsanto with
‘biopiracy‘ charges.
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