/Users/andrea/_magisterarbeit/korpus/clean/trainkorpus/24/file_81g.html NN ----------------------------------------- : Subject NN . SENT GM NP food NN firm NN Monsanto NP rapped VVD over IN adverts NNS Date NN . SENT Wed VVN , , 11 CD Aug NN 1999 CD 19 CD . SENT 38 CD . SENT 36 CD 0400 CD BBC NP , , Wednesday NP , , August NP 11 CD , , 1999 CD Published VVN at IN 10 CD . SENT 02 CD GMT NN 11 CD . SENT 02 CD UK NP GM NP food NN firm NN rapped VVN over IN adverts NNS Watchdogs NNS objected VVD to TO adverts NNS promoting VVG Monsanto's NP pro FW GM NP views NNS Biotechnology NN company NN Monsanto NP has VHZ been VBN criticised VVN by IN advertising NN watchdogs NNS over IN its PP$ campaign NN for IN genetically RB modified VVN GM NP foods NNS in IN the DT UK NP . SENT The DT Advertising NP Standards NPS Authority NP ASA NP upheld VVD four CD out IN of IN 13 CD complaints NNS made VVN about IN full JJ page NN press NN advertisements NNS which WDT put VVP forward RB Monsanto's NP pro FW GM NP views NNS . SENT They PP featured VVD straplines NNS such JJ as IN Food NP Technology NP is VBZ a DT matter NN of IN opinions NNS . SENT Monsanto NP believes VVZ you PP should MD hear VV them PP all DT , , and CC More JJR biotechnology NN plants NNS mean VVP less JJR industrial JJ ones NNS . SENT The DT seven CD ads NNS sparked VVD 81 CD complaints NNS nationwide JJ from IN pressure NN groups NNS opposed VVN to TO GM NP foods NNS including VVG the DT Soil NN Association NP , , the DT Green NP Party NP , , GeneWatch NP and CC Genetix NP Food NP Alert NP as RB well RB as IN concerned JJ individuals NNS . SENT A DT Monsanto NP spokesman NN admitted VVD that IN mistakes NNS had VHD been VBN made VVN in IN the DT campaign NN . SENT With IN our PP$ advertising NN campaign NN last JJ year NN we PP intended VVD to TO inform VV the DT public NN of IN our PP$ opinion NN and CC enthusiasm NN on IN the DT subject NN of IN plant NN biotechnology NN . SENT We PP perhaps RB did VVD not RB take VV sufficiently RB into IN account NN the DT difference NN in IN culture NN between IN the DT UK NP and CC the DT USA NP in IN the DT way NN some DT of IN this DT information NN was VBD presented VVN . SENT No DT intention NN to TO mislead VV However WRB Monsanto NP said VVD it PP had VHD not RB intended VVN to TO mislead VV or CC deceive VV , , and CC changes NNS had VHD been VBN made VVN to TO ads NNS during IN the DT campaign NN to TO comply VV with IN two CD complaints NNS . SENT It PP said VVD the DT ads NNS also RB featured VVD contact NN numbers NNS for IN environmental JJ groups NNS Friends NNS of IN the DT Earth NP and CC Greenpeace NP , , enabling VVG consumers NNS to TO hear VV both DT sides NNS of IN the DT debate NN . SENT We PP expected VVD some DT criticism NN of IN the DT campaign NN as IN it PP was VBD , , and CC still RB is VBZ , , the DT only JJ attempt NN by IN any DT biotech NN company NN to TO explain VV the DT issues NNS , , said VVD Tony NP Combes NP , , Monsanto's NP UK NP director NN of IN corporate JJ affairs NNS . SENT It PP was VBD not RB our PP$ intention NN to TO mislead VV or CC deceive VV and CC we PP apologise VV to TO anyone NN who WP might MD have VH misunderstood VVN these DT advertisements NNS . SENT The DT first JJ two CD complaints NNS referred VVN to TO advertisements NNS which WDT carried VVD the DT headlines NNS . SENT We PP believe VVP food NN should MD be VB grown VVN with IN less JJR pesticide NN and CC Food NN labelling VVG . SENT It PP has VHZ Monsanto's JJ full JJ backing NN next JJ to TO pictures NNS of IN GM NP potatoes NNS and CC tomatoes NNS . SENT The DT complainants NNS said VVD the DT text NN implied VVN that IN such JJ GM NP crops NNS had VHD been VBN approved VVN in IN more JJR than IN 20 CD countries NNS including VVG the DT UK NP when WRB in IN fact NN neither CC product NN is VBZ licensed VVN for IN production NN in IN the DT UK NP . SENT In IN the DT third JJ complaint NN campaigners NNS contested VVN Monsanto's NP assertion NN that IN it PP had VHD tested VVN GM NP foods NNS for IN 20 CD years NNS . SENT The DT ASA NP found VVD only JJ evidence NN for IN 16 CD years NNS of IN testing NN . SENT On IN the DT fourth JJ complaint NN the DT ASA NP found VVD that IN Monsanto NP had VHD not RB made VVN it PP clear JJ in IN the DT series NN of IN seven CD ads NNS that IN expert NN opinion NN on IN GM NP technology NN was VBD divided VVN . SENT Media NP spotlight NN ASA NP spokesman NN Steve NP Ballinger NP said VVD the DT watchdog's JJ lengthy JJ adjudication NN was VBD not RB a DT judgment NN on IN the DT ethics NNS of IN GM NP foods NNS , , but CC conceded VVD that IN biotechnology NN firms NNS were VBD more RBR likely JJ to TO have VH pressure NN groups NNS watching VVG their PP$ campaigns NNS more RBR closely RB than IN most JJS other JJ advertisers NNS . SENT A DT spokesman NN for IN the DT ASA NP commented VVD on IN the DT ruling NN saying VVG . SENT When WRB Monsanto NP clearly RB state VVP what WP its PP$ beliefs NNS are VBP we PP do VVP not RB have VH a DT problem NN with IN it PP . 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SENT The DT government NN says VVZ carefully RB supervised JJ GM NP crop NN trials NNS will MD determine VV whether IN the DT modification NN of IN plants NNS may MD lead VV to TO cheaper JJR and CC tastier JJR foods NNS but CC anti JJ GM NP campaigners NNS have VHP carried VVN out RP a DT series NN of IN attacks NNS in IN recent JJ months NNS destroying VVG fields NNS where WRB GM NP food NN is VBZ being VBG grown VVN . SENT