Court Halt on GMO Alfalfa

Court Halt on GMO Alfalfa Shows USDA Failure
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031507O.shtml
A court decision overturning US government approval for a Monsanto biotech alfalfa
underscores complaints made for years that the USDA is failing to adequately oversee genetically-altered crops. US District Court Judge Charles Breyer of the NorthernDistrict of California immediately halted seed sales and ordered that any planting must cease after March 30 following his determination that the USDA violated the law in allowing unrestricted commercial planting of the crop. The judge said theUSDA should have prepared an environmental impact statement before deregulating the Roundup Ready alfalfa.