http://www.ecosphericblog.com/739/monsanto-faces-2-5-million-fine-for-misleading-labels/ Information for those who want to live and laugh more sustainably! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.ecosphericblog.com/739/monsanto-faces-2-5-million-fine-for-misleading-labels/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Monsanto to Pay $2.5 Million Fine for Misbranding Violations : Eat. Drink. Better. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:15:22 +0000 http://www.ecosphericblog.com/?p=739#comment-1216 [...] Beth Buczynski over at The EcoSpheric Blog writes: Monsanto Bollgard and Bollgard II cotton seed products contain genetically engineered pesticides known as plant incorporated protectants (PIPs), which are registered as a pesticidal product under FIFRA. As a condition of the registrations, the EPA placed planting restrictions on Bollgard and Bollgard II, which contain the PIP Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) in 10 Texas counties to protect against pests becoming resistant to Bt PIPs and other microbial products used in sprays and dusts. [...] [...] Beth Buczynski over at The EcoSpheric Blog writes: Monsanto Bollgard and Bollgard II cotton seed products contain genetically engineered pesticides known as plant incorporated protectants (PIPs), which are registered as a pesticidal product under FIFRA. As a condition of the registrations, the EPA placed planting restrictions on Bollgard and Bollgard II, which contain the PIP Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) in 10 Texas counties to protect against pests becoming resistant to Bt PIPs and other microbial products used in sprays and dusts. [...]

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