Monsanto quits as GM results announced

**pillaroflight** · 6th February 2012, 06:39

Anti-GM campaigners have welcomed a decision by biotechnology giant Monsanto to pull out of the European seed cereal business.

The announcement came as the Government published its report into GM crop trials and its effects on the environment and wildlife.

Monsanto, the huge US company that has pioneered GM crops, issued a statement which announced its "intention to exit from its European cereal seed business".

The closure of the firm's multimillion research operation in Trumpington, Cambridge, is expected to result in the loss of up to 80 highly skilled jobs.

Friends of the Earth (FoE) hailed the announcement as a victory for anti-GM campaigners.

The company blamed the failure in the growth of a market in hybrid wheat seeds for the decision, saying it had "failed to materialise".

Operations in France, Germany and the Czech Republic will also be affected by the closure. It follows a broadside this week at GM companies by EU Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom.

She accused US bio-tech companies of "trying to lie" and "force" unsuitable GM technology on to Europe.

Monsanto said it will immediately begin to seek a buyer for all or parts of its cereal seed business. It said it intended to move its crop protection and oilseed rape business to a new base in Cambridge.

FoE anti-GM campaigner Pete Riley said: "This means that Monsanto has no intention of introducing GM wheat or barley into Europe, which is pretty good news."

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**VajraYaya** · 6th February 2012, 07:32

This is interesting. Natural News posted an article similar to this earlier this week, then issued a correction saying that the article they referenced was written in 2003. I wonder if this article is current or is related to what Natural News said earlier. The article they refer to has a different title from this one. The dates on it are not apparent. Have a look at this natural News story.

I sure hope your story is true..

(NaturalNews) Editor's note: We regret to inform our readers that this story is based on a Daily Mail article that we have now been informed is from 2003, not 2012. In their own search engine, Daily Mail mistakenly listed their own story as being published on February 3, 2012. We have a screen capture of this search to prove this, taken from the Daily Mail's website search engine:
http://www.naturalnews.com/images/GM...creen-2012.jpg

A second source, Investors.com, had also reported Monsanto's withdrawal from the UK. In a story dated February 3, 2012 that was sourced from UPI (United Press International), Investors.com reported: (http://news.investors.com/Newsfeed/A...1202030212/Mon...)

Monsanto Co. said it's leaving Britain due to opposition to genetically modified foods. Officials at Monsanto -- a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation and leading producer of genetically engineered seed -- said the company is closing its wheat growing operation, based in Cambridge, which employed 125 people, and selling off crop-breeding centers in France, Germany and the Czech Republic, the Daily Mail reported.

http://www.naturalnews.com/034861_GMO_UK_Monsanto.html

**Heretic** · 6th February 2012, 07:39

well shoot, it seems to be the 2003 story

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3196146.stm

Thursday, 16 October, 2003, 11:03 GMT 12:03 UK

**?uestions** · 6th February 2012, 08:12

yeah this same article showed up on a few sites with the same results

**Dex** · 6th February 2012, 15:12

Originally Posted by Burke

well shoot, it seems to be the 2003 story

Bummer. dailymail.co.uk does not seem like a great source, just sayin -- but do I realize the OP was just sharing it, not endorsing the source or the information -- and I appreciate the post, so thank you. My question is why did dailymail post it now?

Addition: oh. my bad. I see that dailymail did not post it recently, but in 2003. Before I clicked the link, I had assumed that dailymail had published it more recently.

**pillaroflight** · 6th February 2012, 15:18

You're right, I see. I didn't notice that, and I apologize for serving up old news. Everyone is just so thrilled to see any indication of Monsanto's demise, we become careless, I guess. What a cancerous growth they are!!!!!!! Ugh....