Monsanto allowed to plant genetically modified corn in 6 of Germany's 16 states
The Associated Press
June 1, 2007
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BERLIN: The German government on Friday approved several new types of genetically modified corn to be planted in six of the nation's 16 states, saying tests had shown the crops would posed no danger to humans or livestock.
Germany's Ministry for Consumer Protection said that Monsanto Co., headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, was allowed to plant the four types of corn in fields up to 5,000 square meters (about 54,000 square feet) in preapproved locations in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania, Saxony Anhalt, Saxony, Hesse and Bavaria.
The crops have been altered to be resistant to certain worms.
The ministry ordered a 200-meter (650-feet) border of fallow land surrounding each field, in an effort to prevent cross-pollination with other, nearby crops….
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