A regional court in Italy has upheld the country’s national ban on the planting of Monsanto’s MON810 corn.
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The ruling cites the precautionary principle, which allows governments to take protective measures without having to wait for the risks to become fully realised.
Information from GM Watch
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The court case was brought by a farmer from the Friuli region, Giorgio Fidenato, in an attempt to overturn the ban on planting MON810.
To achieve the court win, a Task Force was mobilized for an Italy free from GMOs – with members including 39 leading associations in agriculture and the environment, such as Coldiretti, Greenpeace, Legambiente and Slow Food.
Italian agriculture is therefore GMO-free, in line with the wishes of nearly 8 out of 10 Italians. The country has already had to deal with a case of GM contamination from illegally cultivated MON810 corn.