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Bayer Settles Texas Suits Alleging Its GM Seed Contaminated Rice Fields
GoodFood World, October 24th, 2010 A Bayer AG unit settled a lawsuit brought by three Texas growers over claims its genetically engineered seed contaminated U.S. long-grain rice fields, causing a plunge in exports to Europe.
The settlement was reached Oct. 15 after three days of trial in federal court in St. Louis and announced to the judge over the weekend, said attorney Don Downing, who represents the Texas rice farmers. The settlement only covers claims by the growers in trial and doesn’t affect more than 6,000 other claims, Downing said in an interview today.
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Beginning to End Hunger
By M. Jahi Chappell
Brazil is just one country battling big food and big ag on multiple fronts. In Beginning to End Hunger, M. Jahi Chappell establishes the importance of holistic approaches to food security in Brazil, suggests how to design successful policies to end hunger, and lays out strategies for enacting policy change.
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