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Frequently Asked Questions: Organic Crops and GMO Pollen Cross-Contamination

Author: 
Paul Goeringer
Post date: 
Jun 12, 2015

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This post should not be construed as legal advice

            For the most part, crops are in the ground and growing now, but issues can exist when we have genetically modified organism (GMO) crops growing near organics.  Let’s talk about GMO contamination of organic crops. 

            From time-to-time, many of you will ask, “What about GMO cross-pollination of organic crops?”  Well, I’m sorry to tell you that there is no exact answer because this is a developing area of the law.  That said, when a court is presented with this issue, they potentially will use the existing legal theory of negligence to find liability for GMO cross-contamination. 

To continue reading click on over to the Maryland Risk Management Education Blog.

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