ACB’s decade long litigation and victory challenging GMO decision-making in SA

You won’t want to miss this podcast delving into the decade-long legal proceedings to stave off the introduction of Monsanto/ Bayer’s alleged drought-tolerant GM maize in South Africa.

This ended in a landmark victory in the Constitutional Court, which upheld the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling that the government’s had failed to follow due process to determine whether an environmental risk assessment was required, sidestepping the precautionary principle. In conversation with ACB director Mariam Mayet are three scientists, Professor Jack Heinemann, Dr Angelika Hilbeck, and Dr Eva Sirinathsinji, who generously gave many hours of their time and expertise to provide expert testimony.

This insider glimpse reveals just how meagre the “evidence” of efficacy and safety that Monsanto submitted was, and how cursory the approval process has b ...