US Department of Agriculture Faces Lawsuit Over Biotech Alfalfa

Filed in archive Energy, Environment and Ecology , Food and Agriculture by ruth on February 17, 2006

Last year, the US Department of Agriculture issued a regulatory clearance for Monsanto's genetically engineered herbicide-resistant alfalfa. Now, the USDA is facing the heat as a coalition of farmers, consumers and environmental activists filed a lawsuit, claiming that the USDA did not do a fulll environmental review prior to its approval of the Roundup®-ready alfalfa.

Their complaints are based on two major issues:

that the genetically modified alfalfa will probably contaminate conventionally grown alfalfa at a fast pace, ultimately forcing farmers to pay for Monsanto's patented gene technology whether they want the technology or not, and

biotech alfalfa would also hurt production of organic dairy and beef products because alfalfa is a key cattle feed

Representatives from Monsanto, Animal/Plant Health, and EPA would issue no comments. Read the full story from LA Times.

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