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Anti-GMO activists block east entrance to French port of Sète

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Sète, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2017 – On July 10, some 80 anti-GMO (genetically modified organism) activists blocked the east entrance to the Port of Sète. They accuse the agro-food company Saipol of importing transgenic rapeseed from Brazil and Argentina. In a statement, Saipol condemned the blockage as penalising and stigmatising the local agricultural and…

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