GMO sugar beets get the green light

GMO sugar beets get the green light | Grist

grist.org 24 Jul '12, 11am

GMO sugar beets get the green light

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ruled once and for all to allow unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s GMO sugar beets. This announcement puts an end to a long court battle to force the USDA to uphold the law — a battle that some anti-GMO advocates might call Pyrrhic. We covered the GMO sugar fracas extensively last month , but here’s a quickie review: The USDA was forced to perform a court-ordered environmental review of the GMO sugar beet seed and to restrict planting by farmers until the review was finished. As it happens, this was a review that the USDA had failed to complete back in 2008 when it had allowed farmers to begin using the seed. This failure was in violation of law and was the grounds for the court’s intervention after several consumer groups filed suit. And though the agency flouted a court-ordered halt to planting out of concern about a ...

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@RunnerMack » 30 Jul '12, 6pm
Scary Stuff: [link] @BMathews822 @the6footbeaver #SuperWeeds
@Sevananda » 30 Jul '12, 1pm
And here come the GMO Sugar Beets. Really? [link]
@rubycrumble » 30 Jul '12, 3am
Oh dear. RT @chefjennyhuston: GMO sugar beets get the green light [link] USDA ruled once & for ... [link]
@Denice_Moffat » 28 Jul '12, 9pm
More on Monsanto (but of course I hear there are 4-5 other companies dispensing equally bad chemicals). Head Weeder. [link]
@greenlivingaz » 27 Jul '12, 3pm
“@TishinD: RT @grist: USDA gave a green light to unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s #GMO sugar beets: [link]" #AgentOrange
@LiveandEatGREEN » 27 Jul '12, 3pm
Really enjoyed the @grist piece from @tlaskawy on #GMO sugar beets: [link]
@MarsChrisHughey » 27 Jul '12, 1am
"GMO Sugar Beets Get the Green Light from the USDA" VIDEO: [link] #gmo #food #nogmo #stopmonsanto #monsanto
@VPApermie » 27 Jul '12, 12am
RT @TishinD: RT @grist: USDA gave a green light to unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s #GMO sugar beets: [link] @greenlivingaz
@Soyummi » 26 Jul '12, 9pm
Did the USDA missed the mark when they allowed gmo sugar beets?[link]
@JCWeiland » 26 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @FRESHthemovie: GM beets get greenlighted, more GM crops in the pipeline for review: [link]
@FRESHthemovie » 26 Jul '12, 1pm
GM beets get greenlighted, more GM crops in the pipeline for review: [link]
@EGVadam » 26 Jul '12, 12pm
@joerogan This ain't good! GMO sugar beets get the green light [link]””
@EmeraldCities » 26 Jul '12, 12pm
Sugar beets win! [link]
@UncorkOntario » 26 Jul '12, 10am
Sad. Some wineries use beet sugar for chapitalization: “@DrumlinFmGuelph: GMO sugar beets get the green light [link]”
@SDgrassfedbeef » 26 Jul '12, 9am
RT @IRTnoGMOs: [link] Informative article about what the USDA has been... [link]
@jeffkloy » 26 Jul '12, 9am
RT @nanewsnetwork: GMO sugar beets get the green light. [link] #NoAgenda
@nanewsnetwork » 26 Jul '12, 9am
GMO sugar beets get the green light. [link] #NoAgenda
@tovahp » 26 Jul '12, 4am
Read this. Don't read anything else I post all week, that's ok. Just read this. GMO sugar beets get green light [link] @grist
@hot_yuka_sugar » 26 Jul '12, 4am
USDAがモンサントのビート（甜菜）を許可したとのこと。GMO sugar beets get the green light [link]
@MaryAscension » 26 Jul '12, 4am
Finally [link]
@CyiTaiga » 26 Jul '12, 1am
We have to STOP this fake food- it IS killing us! smh [link]
@just_garden » 25 Jul '12, 11pm
Yet another reason to grow your own... Know where your food comes from. Know where your water comes from. [link]
@FoodCurrency » 25 Jul '12, 9pm
GMO sugar beets get the green light, #gardening #DIY #GMO #AddictedTo [link]
@KatesRealFood » 25 Jul '12, 8pm
GMO sugar beets get ok from USDA. [link]
@IRTnoGMOs » 25 Jul '12, 4pm
[link] Informative article about what the USDA has been... [link]
@shmarollynn » 25 Jul '12, 4pm
RT @theochocolate: GMO Sugar Beets get the green light. [link] More reason to support @NonGMOProject cert. products!
@theochocolate » 25 Jul '12, 4pm
GMO Sugar Beets get the green light. [link] More reason to support @NonGMOProject cert. products!
@agrisysintl » 25 Jul '12, 2pm
No better time than now to switch to organic cane sugar. RT @GMOjournal [link]
@MiepBos » 25 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @GMOjournal: #GMO sugar beets get the green light [link]
@NeighborCoops » 25 Jul '12, 12pm
Should consumers have the right know what's in our food? Tell the FDA to "Just Label It!" [link]
@Carmilla5 » 25 Jul '12, 12pm
Eat organic!! RT @grist: USDA gave a green light to unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s #GMO sugar beets: [link]
@methodlab » 25 Jul '12, 11am
“@grist: USDA gave a green light to unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s #GMO sugar beets: [link]” No bueno
@reallybuffalo » 25 Jul '12, 11am
RT @OrganicWriter: Good Analysis: USDA rules once & for all to allow #GMO sugar beets by @tlaskawy [link] via @Grist #organic #ag #justlabellit
@OrganicWriter » 25 Jul '12, 11am
Good Analysis: USDA rules once & for all to allow #GMO sugar beets by @tlaskawy [link] via @Grist #organic #ag #justlabellit
@eldonnn » 25 Jul '12, 7am
USDA's decision 1 step closer to losing food security there [link] via @grist
@LamsonJ » 25 Jul '12, 6am
WTF?! RT - USDA gave a green light to unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s #GMO sugar beets: [link]
@TishinD » 25 Jul '12, 6am
RT @grist: USDA gave a green light to unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s #GMO sugar beets: [link] @greenlivingaz
@Birdmischief » 25 Jul '12, 5am
Bad. Worse is coming. RT @grist USDA gave a green light to unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s #GMO sugar beets: [link]
@grist » 25 Jul '12, 5am
USDA gave a green light to unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s #GMO sugar beets: [link]
@AdrianFGP » 25 Jul '12, 2am
[link] GMO's and the fight for a just food system are such under reported issues
@armadillosoft » 25 Jul '12, 12am
FDA green-lights #gmo sugar beets. [link]
@jmcgirk » 24 Jul '12, 11pm
Not so sweet: USDA to allow unrestricted planting of @MonsantoCo GMO sugar beets. [link] @grist @tlaskawy RT bayareabites
@bayareabites » 24 Jul '12, 11pm
U.S. Dept. of Ag @USDA ruled to allow unrestricted planting of @MonsantoCo GMO sugar beets. [link] @grist @tlaskawy
@hawthornu » 24 Jul '12, 11pm
Coming soon? Agent Orange Corn — corn modified to tolerate the toxic and volatile pesticide 2,4-D — is close to... [link]
@TalkingH2O » 24 Jul '12, 10pm
RT @twenty4minus2: “@GMWatch: #GMO sugar beets get the green light - @tlaskawy [link]” #eatnatural
@WSS_22 » 24 Jul '12, 10pm
“@GMWatch: #GMO sugar beets get the green light - @tlaskawy [link]” #eatnatural
@IronDogFitness » 24 Jul '12, 9pm
I WANT THE FOOD THAT MY ANCESTORS... grew and that we can hopefully still get... this GMO stuff has gotta stop.. I... [link]
@TestyMic » 24 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @PCNAgFood: GMO sugar beets get the green light [link]
@Danhedtcke » 24 Jul '12, 9pm
Corruption wins. RT “@grist: The USDA ruled once and for all to allow unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s #GMO ... [link]”
@Frisky_Lemon » 24 Jul '12, 9pm
GMO sugar beets get the green light #thehorror #GMOnastiness| Grist [link]