date:Oct 17, 2013
The Kauai County Council passed the bill by a vote of six to one after months of protests by islanders and mainland U.S. groups who wanted to see a range of broad controls on the global agrichemical companies that have found the island's tropical climate ideal for year-round testing of new biotech crops.
The vote on Kauai came amid a global backlash against the spread of genetically-modified organisms in food and feed(GMO). Critics claim they contribute to greater pesticide use, environmental d