Fed Court dismisses OSGATA vs Monsanto; enables genetic contamination of organics

Judge Sides With Monsanto

Ridicules Farmers’ Right to Grow Food Without Fear, Contamination and Economic Harm

By Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association

On February 24, Judge Naomi Buchwald handed down her ruling on a motion to dismiss in the case of Organic Seed Growers and Trade Assn et al v. Monsanto after hearing oral argument on January 31st in Federal District Court in Manhattan.  Her ruling to dismiss the case brought against Monsanto on behalf of organic farmers, seed growers and agricultural organizations representing farmers and citizens was met with great disappointment by the plaintiffs.

Unspinning the Web of Spider-Goat

By Dr. Mae-Wan Ho
Institute of Science in Society

Breeding transgenic goats for spider silk is unethical, and passing surplus goats onto the public food chain unsafe; the project has never been subject to regulatory risk assessment and there is not a single report characterizing the transgenic sequences in the spider-goats’ genome. [Image]