03 Oct '12, 2pm

Russia And Poland Say “NO” To GMOs

Russia And Poland Say “NO” To GMOs

Russia and Poland have joined the long list of countries who are banning or restricting the import, distribution, sale, utilization and commercial planting of genetically modified organisms (GMO’s). Unfortunately the US is not one of those countries . From Nasdaq : Russia’s consumer rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said Tuesday it has suspended the import and use of genetically modified corn made by Monsanto Co. (MON) following a study’s allegations that the crop causes cancer. Rospotrebnadzor said the country’s Institute of Nutrition has been asked to assess the validity of the study, while the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health & Consumers has also been contacted to explain the European Union’s position. This is the study, published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology , that Care2′s Kristina Chew wrote about here : rats fed genetically modified...

Full article: http://www.care2.com/causes/russia-and-poland-say-no-to-g...

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