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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ earth/environment/10186932/ Major-GM-food-company- Monsanto-pulls-out-of-Europe. html R eading this first article you would think Monsanto was done in the EU. We aren't that lucky. They are pulling their applications for patents - which as this next link explains the EU has only allowed Corn as a GM. So really Monsanto is simply creating publicity for itself. Because the patents weren't being approved anyway. http://www.agoracosmopolitan. com/news/media_spin/2013/07/ 04/6366.html A read of this second article tells us that Monsanto doesn't look like its pulling out at all - in fact seems to pledge more investment. Perhaps simply biding it's time for more favorable political environment for GMs?

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