Dyra lobbykampanjer
Försök har gjort på andra håll, men där har Monsanto och andra storindustrier lyckats förhindra förbud genom massiva och dyra lobbykampanjer. Förbudet i Mendocino County gäller sådd med genetiskt modifierade grödor och uppfödning av genetiskt modifierade djur. Bakom förbudet ligger dels en stark lokal opinion, dels en tanke på att vinna ökat förtroende hos GM-skeptiska konsumenter både i USA och i Europa.
Uttrycker oro
Representanter för Croplife America, en organisation som representerar en lång rad amerikanska jordbruks- och bioteknikbolag, uttrycker nu oro över de signaler beslutet sänder, och vilka följder det kan få på andra håll i USA. Talesmän för organisationen kallar beslutet i Mendocino Country för populistiskt och kortsiktigt, och hävdar att GM-teknologier kan vara till nytta bland annat för distriktets druvodlare.
Starkt stöd för förbudet
Samtidigt finns ett mycket starkt stöd för förbudet hos de omkring 80 000 invånarna i Mendocino Country, och ett av de starkaste argumenten på motståndarsidan är just druvodlarnas önskan att hålla de lokala druvodlingarna rena från genetisk modifiering.
Flera andra kaliforniska counties sägs nu arbeta för liknande beslut som Mendocino County, och även i Vermont finns förslag på ett tillfälligt stopp för GM-grödor och –djur. Nyligen fattade en rad länder över hela världen ett gemensamt beslut om att skärpa reglerna för internationell handel med genetiskt modifierade utsäden, trots protester från USA.

































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