Hawaii Residents Sue for Environmental Review of Biopharm Algae
Environment News Service, August, 2005 by staff
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (ENS) — --> Before genetically engineered algae is grown to produce pharmaceuticals on the island of Hawaii, an environmental assessment should be conducted, say four citizen groups who filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a state court to order the assessment.
The lawsuit filed against the state Board of Agriculture challenges the agency's approval of a permit to allow the production of genetically modified microorganisms on the Big Island.
The groups 'Ohana Pale Ke Ao and Kohanaiki 'Ohana, as well as GMO Free Hawaii, and the Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter, represented by Earthjustice, are claiming that the microorganisms are potentially dangerous.
The state permit allows biotech company Mera Pharmaceutical, based in Kailua-Kona, to import and...
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