U.S. District Judge Rejects Organic Farmers' Suit Against Monsanto

Read the blog post by Lisa Pruitt, Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis, on this recent decision from the US.  Organic growers had sued Monsanto pre-emptively over the risk associated with the presence of GM elements in their crops that Monsanto would take action to enforce its patents.  The growers sought a ruling that Monsanto's patents were invalid because they are "injurious".

Read the article at: Lisa R. Pruitt.

Bill C-474 defeated 178 to 98 in House of Commons

Bill C-474 was defeated by a vote of 178 to 98 this evening in the House of Commons.  The private member's bill, introduced by NDP MP and Agriculture Critic Alex Atamanenko, would have restricted the approval of GM-crops in Canada.  The government would have been required to review possible export implications before granting approval.  Without support from either the Conservatives or the Liberals, the bill was doomed in the vote. 

GMO exportability bill back in Commons Wednesday | Grain News

A vote is expected today on a private members' bill to block federal approval of GMO seeds. The bill is not expected to become law as neither the Conservative government nor the Liberals are expected to support it.

Read the Grain News article on the bill at: GMO exportability bill back in Commons Wednesday.