Image by Many people are aware of the trend in patenting GM foods, but many are not aware of the trend in patenting foods that have not been genetically modified.
A crucial patent is before the European Patent Office at the moment that could if granted set a precedent allowing a small number of companies to control production, sale and consumption of a large portion of the World's food supply.
You can protest granting of this patent and similar patents by signing the online petition here: http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/index.php?op...
=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=39
You can also download a sign list here: http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=54
