2024 Non-GMO industry calls for transparency and fair cooperation throughout the whole value chainMore than 160 representatives from a thriving international Non-GMO industry and leading European associations from 23 countries and four continents met on 7th and 8th October 2024 at the ‘International Non-GMO Summit 2024’ in Frankfurt. Operators across the full Non-GMO value chain are united in battling the current challenges posed by the planned deregulation of New Genomic Techniques, as proposed by the EU Commission. The participants at the Summit gave a clear message for freedom of choice and transparency. Read more here. |
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Bayer Shares Drop After PCB Case Gets US Court ReviewBayer AG shares fell after Washington state’s top court said it will review a case alleging that toxic chemicals from the German company’s Monsanto unit caused brain injuries to three teachers.The court said it accepted the case for review in a filing on its website, while also denying an application for a speedy review. Bayer shares fell more than 7% in Frankfurt on Wednesday morning, the most intraday since March 5. The stock is down almost 20% this year. Monsanto had persuaded an appeals court in Washington state to throw out the $185 million jury award in May, after a three-judge panel found flaws in the 2021 trial over claims that Monsanto’s polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, caused the illnesses to the Seattle-area educators. The case was the first of more than half a dozen verdicts with combined damages of more than $1.5 billion to reach the appeals court over alleged PCB exposure at the Sky Valley Education Center. Continue reading here. |
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