I wish the United States would wake up. But Monsanto owns too many politicians.



http://rt.com/news/russia-import-gmo-products-621/

Russia will not import GMO products, the country's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, adding that the nation has enough space and resources to produce organic food.
Moscow has no reason to encourage the production of genetically modified products or import them into the country, Medvedev told a congress of deputies from rural settlements on Saturday.

"If the Americans like to eat GMO products, let them eat it then. We don't need to do that; we have enough space and opportunities to produce organic food," he said.
The prime minister said he ordered widespread monitoring of the agricultural sector. He added that despite rather strict restrictions, a certain amount of GMO products and seeds have made it to the Russian market.

Earlier, agriculture minister Nikolay Fyodorov also stated that Russia should remain free of genetically modified products.

At the end of February, the Russian parliament asked the government to impose a temporary ban on all genetically altered products in Russia.

The State Duma's Agriculture Committee supported a ban on the registration and trade of genetically modified organisms. It was suggested that until specialists develop a working system of control over the effects of GMOs on humans and the natural environment, the government should impose a moratorium on the breeding and growth of genetically modified plants, animals, and microorganisms.

Earlier this month, MPs of the parliamentary majority United Russia party, together with the 'For Sovereignty' parliamentary group, suggested an amendment of the existing law On Safety and Quality of Alimentary Products, with a norm set for the maximum allowed content of transgenic and genetically modified components.

There is currently no limitation on the trade or production of GMO-containing food in Russia. However, when the percentage of GMO exceeds 0.9 percent, the producer must label such goods and warn consumers. Last autumn, the government passed a resolution allowing the listing of genetically modified plants in the Unified State Register. The resolution will come into force in July.

On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 07:25:05 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

> I wish the United States would wake up. But Monsanto owns too many politicians.
>

It will only get worse now that the SCOTUS has taken the brakes off
political contributions. First corporations = people and now money =
free speech.

I know it has been mentioned here before, but Nestlé (a Swiss
corporation) isn't the warm and fuzzy hot chocolate manufacturer
they'd like us to think they are. It currently controls more than 70
of the world's bottled water brands, among them Perrier, San
Pellegrino and Vittel. They are buying up water rights in the poorest
nations where ground water levels have dropped to the point that well
water is just sludge, so citizens are forced to buy bottled water from
Nestlé just to survive. The rich can afford it, but the poor can't.
http://www.bottledlifefilm.com/index...story.htmlhtml This
isn't limited to the Third World. It's happening here too, but it's
not as dramatic - yet.



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On 2014-04-07, ImStillMags > wrote:

> I wish the United States would wake up. But Monsanto owns too many
> politicians.

IMO, it's a moot point. With nat-gas drilling/polluting/destroying
what's left of our almost depleted water supplies (Last Call At the
Oasis), the human race is doomed. I jes watched Gasland 2 and it's
already too late. BP has essentially destroyed the entire Gulf
ecosystem and the Halliburton loophole is gonna take out the rest of
the US. My opinion? Arm yerself and enjoy while you can. The thugs
will be busting down yer door soon enough. 8|

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1558250/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2795078/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2043900/

Cheers
nb --glass half empty and flammable

I guess they learned something from killing off their farmers en masse.



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On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 07:25:05 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>I wish the United States would wake up. But Monsanto owns too many politicians.
>http://rt.com/news/russia-import-gmo-products-621/
>
>Russia will not import GMO products, the country's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, adding that the nation has enough space and resources to produce organic food.
>Moscow has no reason to encourage the production of genetically modified products or import them into the country, Medvedev told a congress of deputies from rural settlements on Saturday.

Great news.

On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 12:53:50 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>I guess they learned something from killing off their farmers en masse.

That's right. Take something positive happening in Russia and try to
twist it into a negative. You must like perpetuating the perceptions
the ROW has about americans.

"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 12:53:50 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>I guess they learned something from killing off their farmers en masse.
>
> That's right. Take something positive happening in Russia and try to
> twist it into a negative. You must like perpetuating the perceptions
> the ROW has about americans.

My country wages "economic warfare" against any company not willing to
become a subsidiary of Monsanto. So we deserve the negativity.