Beet Sugar Contamination threat

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Battle lines drawn over GM sugar beetsRELATED ARTICLEShttp://www.enn.com/agriculture/article/32414Biotech critics challenging Monsanto GMO sugar beetSeed-Savers and Greens Unite to Challenge Monsanto's Latest Cash CowAs GMO Sugar Beets Sneak Into the Food Supply, Citizens Fight BackUSDA Questions Sugar-To-Ethanol Profits /agriculture/article/32414In January, farmers, food safety advocates, and conservation groups filed suit in federal court challenging the deregulation of genetically modified, herbicide-tolerant Roundup Ready sugar beets by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Attorneys from the Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice are representing plaintiffs Organic Seed Alliance, Sierra Club, High Mowing Organic Seeds, and the Center for Food Safety in the lawsuit, which seeks a thorough assessment of environmental, health, and associated economic impacts of the deregulation as required by federal law. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court of Northern California. Last year, one of the court’s judges, Charles Breyer, issued an injunction blocking sales of Roundup Ready alfalfa seeds and ordered the US Department of Agriculture to conduct an environmental impact study of the crop.Monsanto did not comment on the lawsuit, but company spokesman Darren Wallis told Capital Press, “Monsanto is confident in the US regulatory process.”�