Following outcry, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced that he would put forward an amendment to Senate farm bill.
from Salon
"The so-called Monsanto Protection Act — a bill that protects genetically modified seed manufacturers from litigation in the face of health risks — sneaked into law with the passing of spending bill HR 933. Food safety and activist groups, including Food Democracy Now and the Center for Food Safety, were swift to condemn the biotech rider and the underhanded way it was anonymously slipped into the larger spending bill without appropriate review by the agricultural or judiciary committees.
"On Monday, Sen Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced he would put forward an amendment to the Senate farm bill that would repeal the controversial provision."
“'The Monsanto Protection Act is an outrageous example of a special interest loophole,' said Merkley. 'This provision nullifies the actions of a court that is enforcing the law to protect farmers, the environment and public health. That is unacceptable.'…”
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