Monday, 1. July 2013
Topic: food - on July 1, 2013 at 5:24:00 PM CEST
European Patent Office grants Monsanto patent on natural broccoli seeds, florets
Monsanto's efforts to usher genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) into the European Union (EU) have been largely stagnant in recent years, so the multinational corporation and others in the industry are taking a new and more evil approach to gain more market control. According to a recent announcement put forth by the human rights advocacy group No Patents on Seeds!, the European Patent Office (EPO) is now granting biotechnology companies patents on all-natural crops such as broccoli, which was recently handed over as private property to Monsanto.
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