[MedicalConspiracies] Judge Revokes Approval of Modified Sugar Beets

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Subject:	[Health_and_Healing] Judge Revokes Approval of Modified Sugar Beets
Date:	Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:15:55 -0400
From:	Dr. Betty Martini,D.Hum. <bettym19@mindspring.com>
Reply-To:	Health_and_Healing@yahoogroups.com

Even though Monsanto has never been stopped for long, GMO foods  finally are asked to provide some data. This is a huge victory even  if it later gets overturned. Finally one judge realized that they  have not produced the data to permit them to take over the entire  sugar market in this country, which means everyone will be getting  the possibility of Bacillus theringensis and more leaky gut leading  to more food sensitivities.  Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H) President, Gordon Research Institute www.gordonresearch.com  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/business/14sugar.html?_r=4  The New York Times August 13, 2010 Judge Revokes Approval of Modified Sugar Beets By ANDREW POLLACK  A federal district court judge revoked the government's approval of  genetically engineered sugar beets Friday, saying that the  Agriculture Department had not adequately assessed the environmental  consequences before approving them for commercial cultivation. The decision, by Judge Jeffrey S. White of Federal District Court in  San Francisco, appears to effectively ban the planting of the  genetically modified sugar beets, which make up about 95 percent of  the crop, until the Agriculture Department prepares an environmental  impact statement and approves the crop again, a process that might  take a couple of years.  The decision could cause major problems for sugar beet farmers and  sugar processors. In the past the sugar industry has warned there  might not be enough non-engineered seeds available. However, the  judge ruled that crops currently in the ground can be harvested and  made into sugar, so the effects will not be felt until next spring's  planting season. Beets supply about half the nation's sugar, with the rest coming from  sugar cane. Sugar beet growers sold the 2007-8 crop for about $1.335  billion, according to government data. The decision came in a lawsuit organized by the Center for Food  Safety, a Washington advocacy group that opposes biotech crops.  Various sugar growers and processors and seed companies intervened on  the side of the Agriculture Department. So did Monsanto, which  supplies the genetic technology that makes the beets resistant to the  herbicide Roundup. That makes weed control very easy, which is why  the biotech beets have become so popular.  Judge White ruled last September that the Agriculture Department's  approval of the beets violated the National Environmental Policy Act,  but he did not specify a remedy. Earlier this year, he denied a  request by the plaintiffs to prohibit the planting of the engineered  seeds this year, saying that would be too disruptive. But he warned  farmers to move toward using conventional seeds.  In his order Friday, the judge granted the plaintiffs' request to  formally vacate the approval of the  beets. That would bar farmers  from growing them outside of a field trial. But Judge White denied the plaintiffs' request for a permanent  injunction that would have also banned the growing of the crops. He  said an injunction was not necessary if the crop was no longer  approved for commercial planting.  A decision by the United States Supreme Court earlier this year in a  similar case involving genetically engineered alfalfa essentially  precluded the granting of an injunction. In the alfalfa case, the  Supreme Court indicated that the government might grant partial  approval of a genetically modified crop. It seems that such an option  might be available in the sugar beet case as well, which could reduce  any hardship for farmers. It is also possible the Agriculture  Department will appeal.  Caleb Weaver, a spokesman for the Agriculture Department, said Friday  night that the department was "looking at the decision to figure out  what's appropriate as the next step." Monsanto declined to comment,  saying it would defer to sugar growers and processors. Duane Grant, a sugar beet farmer in Rupert, Idaho and chairman of the  Snake River Sugar Company, said he had not seen the decision and  could not assess its impact. But Mr. Grant, who had intervened in the case, added, "I'm pleased  that the crop that is currently planted would be allowed to be  harvested and processed. That's clearly in the best interest of the public."  Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety,  said the ruling was another sign the Agriculture Department was not  doing its job. "This is regulation by litigation," he said.  The ruling followed a hearing held earlier Friday in Judge White's  courtroom. The Agriculture Department and its allies had argued that  the approval of the crop should not be revoked, saying the  department's mistakes were not that serious and that the crop was  going to be eventually approved anyway. At the least, they asked for  a nine-month delay in revoking the approval to give the department  time to put interim measures into place. But Judge White disagreed, writing in his opinion that the  Agriculture Department's errors "are not minor or insignificant" and  that it had already had time since his initial ruling in September to  put interim measures into place.  The judge said it was not clear legally if he could consider the  economic consequences of revoking the approval, but that even if he  could, the Agriculture Department had not adequately demonstrated  there would be a severe impact.  In his previous ruling, Judge White said the department had not  adequately assessed the consequences from the likely spread of the  genetically engineered trait to other sugar beets or to the related  crops of Swiss chard and red table beets.   «¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»  § Health_and_Healing - PULSE ON 21st CENTURY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE & WORLD NEWS  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Health_and_Healing Subscribe send email to: Health_and_Healing-subscribe@yahoogroups.com    DETOX WITH ALL NATURAL PURE GREEN CALCIUM BENTONITE CLAY USED INTERNAL/EXTERNAL   http://clayadvantage.com/  THE OPEN LINE NEWSPAPER, HEALTH NEWS, SPIRITUAL, ENVIRONMENT, ETC. http://WWW.THEOPENLINE.ORG    ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUE FOR CHRONIC PAIN, PTSD & OTHER ISSUES THAT TROUBLE YOU.  http://vibrantenergy.webs.com