USDA to Study GM Alfalfa

"In response to a federal judge's ruling last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to begin an environmental study on Roundup Ready alfalfa.

Judge Charles Breyer of the Federal Northern District of California ruled May 3 that the USDA violated the National Environmental Protection Act when it deregulated Roundup Ready alfalfa in June 2005.

Breyer found that the USDA failed to assess adequately the crop's potential risk of contaminating organic and conventional alfalfa because it didn't conduct an environmental impact study."

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