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Center for food safety v. Vilsack

Platt, Alex
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food ethics
genetically modified organisms
law
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Environmental ethics
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"On September 21, 2009, the Northern District of California held that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by deregulating a genetically engineered (GE) variety of sugar beets without first taking a “hard look” at the environmental impact of its introduction. The decision, which turned on the potential socio-economic impact deregulation would have on producers of non-GE sugar beets and related crops, has been heralded by advocates for tighter controls on GE food as an important victory, and interpreted as a sign that these groups might be able to achieve through federal courts what they have been unable to achieve through Congress or the regulatory agencies. However, celebration may be premature. Subsequent developments surrounding Geertson Seed Farms v. Johanns, a case involving APHIS’s deregulation of Roundup Ready alfalfa, raise questions about the capacity of federal courts to bring about the soughtfor substantive regulatory changes." (p. 1)
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