From: Scientific American
In 2005, a federal judge halted the planting and sale of genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa to hear arguments about whether the ban should stay in place while the government carries out an environmental impact statement (EIS) into the likelihood that bees will carry human-modified genes from one alfalfa field to another. This was one of many cases filed in an effort to prevent Monsanto from selling genetically modified seeds of alfalfa marketed under the Roundup Ready brand.
>> NPR reports about the genetically modified debate.
Now, flash forward to 2009. Having conducted its first ever EIS on genetically engineered products, the USDA released its draft EIS on December 14, 2009, and opened it to a 60-day public comment period.
