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[SANET-MG] farmer protection act



December 31, 2005 Rutland Herald Vermont

When the legislature reconvenes this week, the House of Representatives will consider the Farmer Protection Act, which the Senate passed last year on a vote of 29-1. The bill states that the manufacturers of genetically engineered seeds are liable for any damages that occur in Vermont as a result of use of the seeds.

Known damages from GM crops include contamination of crops grown by traditional and organic farmers, with resulting loss of marketability. Currently, Vermont's farmers who never actually own the genetically engineered seeds are being forced to bear the full burden of liability for unintended damages to neighboring crops.

Please encourage your state Representatives to support a version of the Farmer Protection Act which contains strict liability provisions, ensuring that manufacturers of these seeds — huge conglomerates such as Dow and Monsanto — are held strictly liable for any economic damage caused to farmers by contamination from use of the seeds.

ABIGAIL SESSIONS

Cornwall

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