EFAU 76 - June 2001Back to list of articles in this issue

International Genetics

USA...

On May 16th, 2001 anti-biotech direct actionists destroyed transgenic strawberry, tomato, and onion plants at a DNA Plant Technology research facility in California, USA. The gardeners removed an acre of the enormous, leathery Frankenplants to a short new life- in plastic bags full of bleach to prevent any possibility of survival and replanting.

DNA Plant Technology Holdings was recently acquired by ELM, a multinational bioengineering corporation that also owns Seminis Vegetable Seeds, the largest distributor of fruit and vegetable seeds in the world. DNAP is currently growing more than 15,000 acres of genetically engineered field crops in Mexico and the US, mostly without the public’s knowledge.

Since November 1998 there have been over 40 anti-genetic direct actions in North America. GenetiX Alert is an independent news centre that works with other aboveground, anti-genetic engineering organisations.

An archive of anti-biotech direct actions can be found at http://tao.ca/~ban/ar.htm Contact genetixalert@tao.ca

Belgium..

Three “experimental” trials of PGS-Aventis oilseed rape crops were destroyed on the night of May 26th. One contained “Liberty Link” and “SeedLink” varieites and was located in the district of Velzeke, Eastern Flanders. The other field in the surroundings of Ghent included two plots of approximately 5x15m as well as two mini-plots.