Time is running out for comment on the newest, most dangerous biotech seeds to date. wired/2014/09/new-gm-crops/ The Agriculture Departments Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has pushed the commenting deadline forward for the draft environmental impact statement for the deregulation of corn and soybeans that resist two herbicides. The comment period, initially set to conclude today at 11:59 p.m., will end Oct. 10. The draft environmental impact statement evaluates the potential environmental impacts of genetically engineered cotton resistant to the weedkillers dicamba and glufosinate, and soybean resistant to dicamba. The two-week extension is much shorter than the 90- to 120-day delay environmental groups were seeking. The crops are being developed by Monsanto Co. The cotton product would be sold as Bollgard II XtendFlex cotton, and the soybean would be known as Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans. The soybean name is a reference to Monsantos original herbicide-resistant product Roundup Ready, which could be sprayed with glyphosate -- or Roundup -- and still survive...Groups like the Pesticide Action Network, Food and Water Watch, and the Center for Food Safety all sought extensions to the draft environmental impact statement comment period, according to comments posted onRegulations.gov.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:17:15 +0000
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