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Three Italian Ministries Vote to Out Law Monsanto GM Maize
I sure wish someone in US Congress would become the "Elizabeth Warren of Agriculture," and start opposing the stuff here in the states.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/12/us-italy-gmo-idUSBRE96B0OS20130712
The ban was also signed off by the health and environment ministries, with the agriculture ministry citing the crop's "negative impact on biodiversity".
"Our agriculture is based on biodiversity, on quality, and those we must continue to aim for, without games that even from an economic point of view would not make us competitive," the ministry said.
The ministry said it had already notified the European Commission and other states in the European Union of the move.
