{"id":15050,"date":"2014-09-16T19:12:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T19:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honeybeehaven.org\/2014\/09\/16\/mexican-beekeepers-vs-monsanto\/"},"modified":"2014-09-16T19:12:01","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T19:12:01","slug":"mexican-beekeepers-vs-monsanto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honeybeehaven.org\/mexican-beekeepers-vs-monsanto\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican beekeepers vs. Monsanto"},"content":{"rendered":"
Beekeepers and indigenous groups in the Mexican state of Yucat\u00e1n recently won an important court decision against Monsanto<\/a>. A district judge overturned Monsanto’s permit for commercial planting of RoundUp-ready soybeans in the state.<\/p> The judge found that “co-existence between honey production and GMO soybeans is not possible,” given European restrictions on imports of honey contaminated with GMO pollen. The court also took regulators to task for ignoring the constitutional requirement to consult with indigenous groups on decisions affecting their territory.<\/p>