Biotech food ruling expected.See "Farming's New Feudalism feudalism (fy  `dəlĭzəm), form of political and social organization typical of Western Europe from the dissolution of Charlemagne's empire to the rise of the absolute monarchies. ," May/June 2005, p. 10,
and "Brave New Formula/Silent Winter," May/June 2004, p. 10
In February the World Trade Organization is expected to rule on the legality under international trading rules of European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community bans on biotech crops and foods. The bans were challenged by biotech crop growers in Argentina, Canada, and the United States, who say they were unscientific unscientific Unproven, see there and cost the growers exports--worth, in the case of U.S. farmers, $300 million a year. European consumers are widely opposed to genetically modified foods, but the WTO See World Trade Organization. is reportedly likely to rule against the EU. |
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