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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
EU renews authorisation of GM crop for animal feed use
The European Commission has authorised three genetically modified (GM) crops - one soybean, one oilseed rape and one cotton - and renewed the authorisation for one GM cotton crop used for food and animal feed.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
European Commission approves GM crops for use as feed, food
The European Commission has approved five genetically modified crops - three maize and two soybeans - and renewed the authorisation for three maize crops used for food and feed.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
GM crops declared safe for EU market
July 21, 2015 GM crops declared safe for EU market The GMO Panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has stamped its approval on two genetically-modified (GM) crops for import into the EU. Mon 87708 × Mon 89788, a GM soybean, and N ...
Monday, April 27, 2015
EU OKs more GM crops, but members may ban use under new proposal
Seventeen more GM crops have been approved for sale in the EU, causing environmentalists to raise a howl and the US to ask that the rules be further eased.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
New EU law on GM crop ban becomes effective
The 28 member states of the European Union on Monday approved a new law giving them extra powers to ban the cultivation of GM crops in their respective territories.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Incoming commissioner to review EU approval process for GM crops
October 14, 2014 Incoming commissioner to review EU approval process for GM crops      The use of genetically modified organism (GMO) in European crop production hangs in the balance. GM crops, which are not granted approval for cultivation ...
Monday, March 17, 2014
UK scientists urge EU to scrap regulations on GM crops
Warning of threats to future food supplies, official science advisers of the UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron, have called for genetically-modified (GM) crops to expand across the country by dismantling "dysfunctional" EU regulations, acc ...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Delays in GM crop licensing may threaten investment in EU
January 8, 2014 Delays in GM crop licensing may threaten investment in EU   EU policymakers' reluctance to accept genetically modified (GM) crops and approve new varieties may slow investment in agricultural technology in the bloc, UK's Env ...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
EU-US trade treaty may relax GM crop regulations
April 3, 2013 EU-US trade treaty may relax GM crop regulations   The proposed US-EU free trade agreement consisted of many conditions of which one could be that restrictions on genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) are relaxed across the co ...
Monday, January 7, 2013
UK urges EU to expedite GM crop approvals
January 7, 2013 UK urges EU to expedite GM crop approvals Britain's farming and environment minister has called for the EU to speed up its approval process for genetically modified (GM) crops at the recent Oxford Farming Conference. "I thin ...
Monday, June 18, 2012
Denmark's plan to stop EU GM crops cultivation fails
June 18, 2012 Denmark's plan to stop EU GM crops cultivation fails The goal to destroy the deadlock in Europe over genetically modified (GM) crop cultivation by Denmark has failed. The Danish-led EU presidency had been keen to push through ...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Europe's GM crop land contracts
June 5, 2012 Europe's GM crop land contracts The field trials with genetically modified (GM) crops are becoming lesser in Europe, with the exception of Spain, where large firms perform a series of field trials. Very few releases are part of ...
Monday, March 12, 2012
EU divided on GM crop rules
March 12, 2012 EU divided on GM crop rules    Despite efforts by Denmark's EU presidency to reach a compromise, EU ministers are unlikely to agree draft rules to let countries decide themselves whether to grow or ban genetically modified (G ...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
EU approves new GM crops
January 4, 2012 EU approves new GM crops Three GM corn varieties from Syngenta AG, and a biotech cotton variety from Dow Chemical Co., have been approved for food and feed use, import and processing. The crops were approved by the European ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
EU's delayed GM crops approval to affect food security
October 12, 2011 EU's delayed GM crops approval to affect food security Europe's biotechnology sector has warned the European Commission that the slow rate of EU's consent for genetically modified (GM) crops is causing agricultural imports ...

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