Monsanto and Dow sue Maui County over GMO cultivation ban

http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2014/15760-
monsanto-and-dow-sue-maui-county-over-gmo-cultivation-ban

 14 November 2014.

Law imposes moratorium on the growing of GM crops until scientific studies are conducted on their safety

Monsanto and Dow are suing Maui County, Hawaii to block its new law banning GMO cultivation (item 1 below).

In June this year, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, an industry association funded by Big Food, sued the State of Vermont for instituting its GMO labelling law (item 2).

And last year, Syngenta and Bayer sued the EU for placing a limited ban on their neonicotinoid pesticides, which are implicated in the decline of bees and other beneficial insects.

GMO/chemical companies suing governments is a growing trend that's likely to continue as long as company budgets far exceed the resources of government authorities – and as long as corporations continue to be given the rights of individuals with none of the responsibilities.

The trend will increase exponentially if the TTIP free trade agreement between the US and the EU goes ahead as planned.

1. Two developers sue Hawaii county to halt GMO law
2. Lawsuit challenges Vermont's GMO labeling law
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1. Two developers sue Hawaii county to halt GMO law

Associated Press via The Daily Mail, 14 Nov 2014
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2834249/2-developers-sue-Hawaii-county-halt-GMO-law.html

2. Lawsuit challenges Vermont's GMO labeling law

Nancy Remsen
The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press via USA Today, 12 June 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/12/lawsuit-challenges-vermonts-gmo-labeling-law/10402301/