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CA halts planting of Golden Rice, Bt Eggplant
The Philippine Star
|April 24, 2024
The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered a halt to the commercial propagation of Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant, citing their potential risks to the environment and public health.
In a 143-page decision written by CA Associate Justice Jennifer Joy Ong and promulgated on April 17, the CA's Fourth Division also ordered halting the field testing and use as well as importation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) until strengthened risk assessment and monitoring procedures are in place.
The appellate court granted the privilege of Writ of Kalikasan to the Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad Agrikultura (MASIPAG), Greenpeace Southeast Asia-Philippines and others, "citing the constitutional right to health and maintaining environmental integrity."
This story is from the April 24, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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