Russia Approves Monsanto's Herbicide Tolerant Soybeans
February 5, 2010| |
Monsanto's herbicide tolerant genetically modified soybean MON89788 has been approved for food and processing in Russia. The soybean is the fourth GM soybean variety to be approved for food use in the country. As of the moment, there are 16 GM crops, including soybean, maize, rice and sugarbeet, approved for use in food in Russia.
The announcement can be found at http://www.bsba.ag/BSBA/Home_en.html
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