The consortium of builders, Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association has been attempted, explained invalid patents on agricultural company, said that he was been afraid the appearance of Monsanto's seeds on their farms, Farmers Weekly reports. Monsanto is the world's leading manufacturer of genetically engineered modified seeds. U.S. District Judge Naomi Buchwald said, however, that the farmers had no standing because they have not been corrupted by society and called her outfit "a transparent attempt to create a controversy where there is none exists".
First, a little history of Monsanto This giant company that has nearly all the seeds in the world, it seems. And make chemical fertilizers and do especially the genetically modified seeds guess who does not use genetically modified. ?. Modified seeds organic farmers so long and controversial history between Monsanto and organic farmers, and basically any farmer who does not dance, violin Monsanto.
The appointment of the class-action suit comes on the heels of a successful suit by French farmer Paul Francois, who took Monsanto to court for three neurological problems he says he suffered after inhaling a weed killer made by the biotech giant. In February, a French court found Monsanto legally responsible for poisoning Francois and ordered the company to compensate him “entirely.” Monsanto plans to appeal the verdict.
On Tuesday, demonstrators in New York also took to the streets to protest Monsanto, challenging more government regulations on food and water, Press TV reports. The protest, dubbed “Occupy Our Food Supply,” also targeted other agricultural companies like Cargill, ADM, and DuPont.
Here's what the farmers' lead attorney said about the decision: "While I have great respect for Judge Buchwald, her decision to deny farmers the right to seek legal protection from one of the world's foremost patent bullies is gravely disappointing."
Protests are stirring up online, too, where a two-year-old appointment of a former Monsanto vice president to the Food and Drug Administration has spurred an online petition calling for his removal. The petition now has more than 420,000 signatures.