Will EU ban genetically modified food?
April 16, 2009 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Health
Proponents of genetically-modified food are fighting an uphill battle in the European Union.
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Germany has banned a strain of genetically modified corn in the country, citing dangers to the environment as the primary reason. Last month, Luxembourg joined Hungary, France, Austria and Greece in banning Monsanto’s corn strain MON810, even though it is the only strain approved by the European Food Safety Authority.
Germany has been using MON810, also known as YieldGuard Corn Borer, for the past five years. But the Agricultural Minister now admits there is reason to believe that MON810 “represents a danger for the environment”.
The European Council meets next week and today, Luxembourg announced to vote down a proposal allowing GM rice (Bayer’s LL62) from being made available for sale in the EU.
Will the EU end up banning genetically modified crops?
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