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	View Edit Domain: GreenBio Title: * Body: Monsanto has dropped its push for approval from European regulators on two types of "second generation" genetically modified seeds.<br /> <br /> The company informed the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that it was withdrawing its approval request for GM maize LY038 and the stacked variety LYo38 x MON810, both of which were designed for the express purpose of accelerating the growth rate of animals.<br /> <br /> Some scientists believe that the company's decision to pull the plug on the approval process was fueled by food safety concerns, rather than the economic constraints cited by the company in its formal withdrawal request.<br /> <br /> According to European organic media Green Planet, Monsanto's subsidiary, Renessen, sent EFSA two letters to confirm the withdrawal. Each letters cites economic demands--saying that the "decreased commercial value worldwide" and the state of the highlysene varieties "will no longer be a part of the Renessen business strategy in the future."<br /> <br /> The paper also noted that Renessen requested that regulators return all the materials relating to the approval process, including experimental protocols and test results, so that no future research can be done on the project.<br /> <br /> Copyright © Marler Clark<br /> Captcha: Please Enter Code : * Time Zone: * Select the time zone Vocabularies Newsletter: Domain: Show summary in full view Input format Filtered HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Full HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. news_filter Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. More information about formatting options			Related Articles Researchers discover novel mechanism protecting plants again... Approval of a new GM soybean in Brazil Monsanto plans two high-yielding corn hybrids by 2011 Monsanto's Annual Field Tour InterGrain and Monsanto Announce New Wheat Breeding Collabor... Supreme Court rules against ban on GMO alfalfa, but requires... GM salmon may go on sale in US after public consultation Monsanto-backed Mahyco Plans India's First GM Wheat Insect-Protected Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans Achieve Impo... Experts urge Ghanaians to use and apply modern biotechnology Top GreenBio Articles

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