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The Beet Generation
Genetically modified sugar beets expected to be in widespread use in U.S. soon |
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28 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 8:06 AM on 28 Nov 2007 The U.S. sweetener industry may soon have a new sugar daddy as it gears up for the widespread rollout of genetically modified sugar beets. GM sugar beets have been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 2005, but resistance from end-users such as chocolatiers Hershey's and Mars had disrupted their widespread use. But now with that resistance largely o ... |
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