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Michigan | Copy of press release
Following the vote by the European Union’s Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health
(SCFCAH) on February 12, 2008, the Bayer CropScience file applying for EU
import tolerance for food and feed from LibertyLink® soybeans now moves forward
to the Agricultural Council, in accordance with the established EU authorization
process.
With a planned launch in 2009, LibertyLink will be the only non-selective alternative
herbicide tolerant system that will enable growers to maintain current production
processes and rotate herbicide tolerant systems in order to avoid weed resistance,
an increasing problem in U.S. soybean production areas.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care,
nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG
with annual sales of about EUR 5.7 billion (2006), is one of the world’s leading
innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural
pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding
range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable
agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global
workforce of about 17,900 and is represented in more than 120 countries | |
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LibertyLink® Soybeans - One step closer
