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(Beyond Pesticides, January 15, 2015)<\/em> Yesterday, the European Union (EU) passed legislation meant to bridge a long-standing divide amongst EU nations (and the United States) on the planting of genetically-engineered (GE) crops <\/a>by granting individual countries the authority to opt-out of EU crop approval and institute country-based legislative and regulatory restrictions.<\/p>\n

\"eu-members-2013\"<\/a>Makers of GE crops (like Monsanto) and proponents of GE crop cultivation have faced staunch and successful opposition in getting the required EU permission to plant GE crops. Opposition comes from both EU citizens and certain member states, like France, Italy, and Germany. By giving opposing countries an EU-sanctioned means to opt-out and establish individual member state restrictions, the new law may accelerate \u00a0opt-outs in those countries that do not oppose GE crop planting.<\/p>\n

Countries like France<\/a> that have repeatedly fought back<\/a> against GE crop cultivation welcome the new EU legislation, as do environmental advocates. \u201cThis is another nail in the coffin of genetically modified crops,\u201d said Mute Schimpf, a campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe, told Bloomberg. \u201cWhile not perfect, this new law allows governments to shut the door on biotech crops in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Countries in favor of GE crop cultivation, like Britain<\/a>, also view the action as positive. According to Bloomberg reporters, however, GE crop proponents such as EuropaBio, an association with a membership that includes Monsanto, BASF, Bayer AG, and Syngenta AG, are less than enthusiastic about the legislation, arguing that the move does little to improve approval chances and goes against science-based regulation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat really is quite a bad precedent for the internal market,\u201d said Beat Spaeth, director for agricultural biotechnology at EuropaBio. \u201cIt\u2019s also a bad precedent for science-based regulation. What\u2019s next, a ban on yellow-colored cars?\u201d<\/p>\n

Science Points to Significant Health and Environmental Impacts from GE Crops<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quite to the contrary, independent scientific research<\/a> (meaning that which is conducted by researchers other than those on the payroll of the companies making GE crops and the chemicals that accompany them) would argue that the science supports increased restrictions if not bans on GE crops. For example, recent toxicity studies conducted on the chemical most commonly used on GE crops, glyphosate<\/a>, point to increased rates of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma<\/a> , multiple myeloma, and hairy cell leukemia. Scientists have also found correlations between rises in chronic diseases and glyphosate<\/a> use in the U.S. where glyphosate use has been rampant due to GE crop cultivation.<\/p>\n

Environmental impacts raise even more concerns, with demonstrated weed resistance<\/a> to glyphosate and waterway pollution<\/a> threatening delicate ecosystems. And even worse health and environmental dangers lurk in the future with the development of a new wave of GE crops<\/a>, relying on a 2,4-D<\/a> and glyphosate combination chemical known as Enlist Duo \u00ae to be used with the GE crops.<\/p>\n

Both at home and abroad, Beyond Pesticides supports the rights of countries, states, and localities to stand against<\/a> GE crop invasion and its dangerous impacts. Visit our website<\/a> to learn more about negative impacts and what you can do to stop GE!<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: <\/em>Bloomberg<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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