– Citizens In Hungary Burn Monsanto GMO Cornfields:
Citizens in Hungary have located and destroyed 1000 acres of cornfields that were found to be grown with GMO seeds supplied by Monsanto.
In Hungary, GMO seeds are banned along with other GM ingredients.
Health-explorer.com reports:
According to Upriser, “Almost 1000 acres of maize found to have been ground with genetically modified seeds have been destroyed throughout Hungary, deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar said. The GMO maize has been ploughed under, said Lajos Bognar, but pollen has not spread from the maize, he added.”
GMO seed checks take place even though seed traders are required to make sure there products are not genetically modified.
Upriser also reported, “The free movement of goods within the EU means that authorities will not investigate how the seeds arrived in Hungary, but they will check where the goods can be found, Bognar said. Regional public radio reported that the two biggest international seed producing companies are affected in the matter and GMO seeds could have been sown on up to the thousands of hectares in the country.”
When farmers found out they were using GMO seeds, they complained and supported the destruction of their crops. They are upset that they were given GMO seeds that they thought were safe.
As of May 2015, Hungary had not responded to the new EU legislation making GMOs legal in all countries unless they specifically opt out. Germany looks like they may opt out. Scotland has opted out within the UK.
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