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Biotech / Medical : Monsanto Co. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Anthony Wong who wrote (1231)	2/18/1999 1:46:00 PM
From: Dan Spillane	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2539

...well, I believe Monsanto has another herbicide/gene system coming out, possibly even before 2003. So Novartis might be seriously behind the curve if they are announcing competition against Roundup...

To: Anthony Wong who wrote (1231)	2/18/1999 8:10:00 PM
From: Anthony Wong	Respond to of 2539

Environmentalists Sue EPA on Genetically Altered Crops, AP Says Bloomberg News February 18, 1999, 7:44 p.m. ET Washington, Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- A coalition of environmentalists and organic farmers is trying to force the U.S. government to rescind its approval of genetically altered crops grown with Bt, a bacterial insecticide, the Associated Press reported. Greenpeace International, the Center for Food Safety and the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, arguing use of the pesticide, first approved for potatoes in 1995, will harm organic farmers' crops and change the environment's balance, the AP said, citing a Greenpeace official. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court and demands the EPA stop approving any new Bt plant crops, cancel all those that have been approved and assess the pesticide's impact on the environment, the news service reported. Novartis AG, the world's biggest crop chemicals company, today said it plans to start a weed-killing system in 2003 aimed at stealing market share from rival Monsanto Co.'s Roundup Ready. (AP 2/18 www.nytimes.com/aponline) --Pierre Marcoux in Washington (202) 624-1820 /mm/gcb