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Backers of pesticides crackdown receive police protection following death threats. Report: Jonathan Matthews In the run-up to a June 13 referendum in which voters will decide whether to support two measures that crack down on pesticide use in Switzerland, leading supporters of the two proposals have been on the receiving end of not just an avalanche of abuse, but even death threats. As a result, Céline Vara, a lawyer and Green Party politician who helped initiate the proposal for a ban on synthetic pesticides, is now under police protection. Franziska Herren, who initiated a clean drinking ...

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Debate on safety of new GMOs moves to Council LATEST VIDEOS Debate on safety of new GMOs moves to Council Details Ministers to discuss controversial agbiotech industry-friendly Commission report which fails to follow European Court of Justice ruling European agriculture ministers will discuss the future of a new generation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), starting tomorrow. These key discussions are the lead-up to a decision on whether or not new GMOs should be subject to safety checks or labelling before being allowed on the EU market. On the...