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June 19 2013
USDA says GE wheat in Oregon isolated event
USDA says its investigation into traces of an unauthorized Roundup Ready wheat variety (MON71800) thus far shows that it was an isolated event in a single field on a single farm.
Read Article >>European Commission cleared to okay GE corn varieties
Two varieties of genetically-engineered corn are set to be approved for import into the European Union for use in food and feed, after a "no opinion" vote, June 10, by member-states in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, EU Food Law reports.
Read Article >>Corn economics may point to reduced pesticide sales
Pesticide applications for a projected record corn crop have been truncated by topsy turvey spring weather and may be subject to further reductions as growers protect profit margins in the face of prices that are on track to be 27%-35% below last year's record levels.
Read Article >>NGOs rally against TSCA reform bill
Two dozen environmental and public health advocacy groups have weighed in with opposition to the bipartisan TSCA reform bill introduced in the Senate last month, arguing the legislation is severely flawed and fails to provide a framework for a sensible chemicals management program.
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