Philippines: Court invokes precautionary principle, halts Bt eggplant trials

MANILA, Philippines – The Court of Appeals on Thursday, September 26, affirmed its earlier ruling banning field trials of genetically-modified eggplant on Philippine soil.

Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) eggplant, or “super talong (eggplant),” is genetically-engineered to produce its own insecticide to protect it from crop-damaging pests.

A petition filed last May 17 by environmental group Greenpeace Southeast Asia and farmer-scientist coalition Masipag (Magsasaka at Siyentipiko sa Pagpapaunlad ng Agrikultura) asked the appellate court to stop the planting of Bt eggplant in test fields, saying the impacts of such an undertaking to the environment, native crops and human health are still unknown.

Read the full, original story here: “CA upholds GM eggplant field trials ban”

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