date:May 13, 2013
da are seeking approval for sale in the U.S.
Currently, GMO crops are called RoundUp crops, named after the herbicide RoundUp. The newer herbicide resistant crop, Enlist, Dow believed was certain to pass with USDA regulators. Dow Chemical execs wanted their Enlist soybean, cotton and corn crops on the market this year, or 2014 at the latest.
The USDA has refused to approve the new GMO crops until 2015 at the earliest. USDA says it has to conduct environmental impact statements (EIS) before it