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Monday, July 11, 2011
Europe's plans to ban GM crops receive support
July 11, 2011 Europe's plans to ban GM crops receive support Prohibition of cultivation of genetically-modified crops in EU countries based on political grounds has been supported by MPs in Europe. A vote in the European Parliament on Tuesd ...
Friday, July 8, 2011
Biotech group speaks out against EU's GM crop ban vote
July 8, 2011 Biotech group speaks out against EU's GM crop ban vote The European Parliament's vote to give member states the right to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops on environmental grounds will undermine science-based po ...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
EU lawmakers give backing for national GM crop bans
July 6, 2011 EU lawmakers give backing for national GM crop bans EU lawmakers voted on Tuesday (Jul 5) to strengthen proposals to let governments decide whether to grow or ban genetically modified (GM) crops, designed to break a deadlock in ...
Friday, June 24, 2011
EU calls for GM crops to offset rising animal feed costs
June 24, 2011 EU calls for GM crops to offset rising animal feed costs Genetically modified crops should be used to offset rising animal feed costs in the EU, thereby reducing consumer prices and easing pressure on struggling pig farmers, s ...
Friday, April 15, 2011
EU legislators support increasing GM crop bans
April 15, 2011   EU legislators support increasing GM crop bans EU governments will have the ability to limit or ban GMO-crops on a case-by-case basis under procedures endorsed by the European Parliament's all-party environment committee ea ...
Monday, March 21, 2011
EU cannot agree on GM crop decision
March 21, 2011 EU cannot agree on GM crop decision European farm ministers have not managed to agree on whether to give import approval to three genetically modified (GM) crops, meaning that the final decision will be made by the bloc's exe ...
Monday, February 7, 2011
Britain to receive GM crops under controversial EU plans
February 7, 2011 Britain to receive GM crops under controversial EU plans     UK will be receiving GM crops after it is permitted to penetrate UK's food industry for the first time without the required regulatory approval under EU's controv ...
Friday, January 21, 2011
EU corn prices to increase if Brazil GM crops not accepted
January 21, 2011 EU corn prices to increase if Brazil GM crops not accepted EU corn markets, in the next few months, could face extreme price increases as the bloc's legislation on GM crops may block Brazilian imports, according to Strategi ...
Friday, January 14, 2011
Romanian farm producers urge EU to introduce GM crops
January 14, 2011 Romanian farm producers urge EU to introduce GM crops The Romanian Farm Producers National Federation has called on the EU approving bodies to officially begin the production of genetically modified crops, the Federation sa ...
Saturday, November 13, 2010
EU looks to tighten GM crop assessment rules
November 13, 2010 EU looks to tighten GM crop assessment rules The EU's food safety watchdog issued new guidelines on Friday (Nov 12) for assessing the environmental impacts of genetically modified (GM) plants, as part of a shake-up of the ...
Friday, July 16, 2010
EU states should have decision-making authority on GM crops
July 16, 2010 EU states should have decision-making authority on GM crops The European Commission has formally proposed that member states should have the choice to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops. "Experience with GM ...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
European commission to resolve deadlock on GM crop issue
July 13, 2010 European commission to resolve deadlock on GM crop issue     Proposal to resolve a 12-year deadlock would empower individual states in the EU to decide on what to cultivate or to continue restrictions. In a move which aims to ...
Monday, June 14, 2010
EU to ease approval process for GM crops
June 14, 2010 EU to ease approval process for GM crops The EU plans to change the approval process for growing genetically modified (GM) crops and this would ease a system that blocked all but one application in more than a decade. Previous ...
Monday, April 12, 2010
EU faces feed shortages over GM crop issue
April 12, 2010 EU faces feed shortages over GM crop issue The EU encounters renewed disruption to animal feed supplies this year unless policymakers find a rapid solution to traces of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) found in soy impor ...
Monday, March 8, 2010
France denounces GM crop approvals by EU
March 8, 2010 France denounces GM crop approvals by EU Europe's food safety agency has used incomplete evidence to approve genetically modified (GM) crops, according to a French environment minister. France has previously invoked environmen ...

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