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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
EU approves first GM crop for planting
March 3, 2010 EU approves first GM crop for planting The EU has approved the first new GM crop for domestic cultivation in 12 years, ending a long stalemate over a backlog of GM crops awaiting planting approval. The European Commission has ...
Monday, October 19, 2009
EU farm commissioner calls for quick GM crop decision
October 19, 2009 EU farm commissioner calls for quick GM crop decision                               Europe's agriculture commission Mariann Fischer Boel has urged member states to put an end to the delay for GM crop approvals. The solution ...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
EU keeps zero tolerance on GM crops for now
October 21, 2008 EU keeps zero tolerance on GM crops for now          The EU for now will keep its "zero tolerance" policy on allowing the presence of unapproved varieties of GM plants in imported food and animal feed, a spokeswoman for the ...
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
France proposes tougher EU standards on GM crop authorization
March 4, 2008 France proposes tougher EU standards on GM crop authorization France on Monday (March 4, 2008) proposed scrapping the EU's present system for authorizing genetically modified crops for tougher standards which take into account ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
EU grain organisations call for threshold for GM crops in place of zero tolerance
February 20, 2008 EU grain organisations call for threshold for GM crops in place of zero tolerance EU grain organisations are calling for thresholds for GM crop presence to be set up instead of the current zero tolerance towards GM shipmen ...
Monday, December 3, 2007
EU's GM crop rejection may hurt livestock industry
December 3, 2007 EU's GM crop rejection may hurt livestock industry EU agriculture ministers warn that the region's zero tolerance on genetically-modified crops can harm the livestock industry. The statement came at last week's meeting of t ...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
EU feed groups say GM crops needed for feed
November 28, 2007 EU feed groups say GM crops needed for feed European feed associations COCERAL (Comite du Commerce des cereals) and FEFAC (European Feed Manufacturers Association) urge the EU farm council to take a serious look at the con ...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
EU's GM crop area expands 77 percent
October 30, 2007 EU's GM crop area expands 77 percent The EU saw a 77 percent increase in GM crop acreage this year, all of it from GM corn, according to biotech industry association EuropaBio. GM crop acreage reached more than 100,000 hect ...
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Romania's GM crops run afoul of EU regulations
October 31, 2006 Romania's GM crops run afoul of EU regulations Romania might find itself excluded from the EU markets and even face a hard time selling its GM products locally, because of delays in complying with European food traceability ...
Friday, September 15, 2006
EU to vote on Hungary's GMO ban and Monsanto's GM crop next week
September 15, 2006 EU to vote on Hungary's GMO ban and Monsanto's GM crop next week Two important GMO decisions would be debated in the EU next week as it puts the controversial issues on its agenda, officials said Thursday (Sep 14). The fi ...
Monday, March 13, 2006
EU backs down on new GM crop rules
March 13, 2006 EU backs down on new GM crop rules The European Union Friday (Mar 10) backed down from trying to establish bloc-wide laws on segregating genetically modified crops, even though regulators fear some EU countries are imposing u ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Europe Struggles To Reach Common Ground On GM Crops
November 26, 2003 Europe Struggles To Reach Common Ground On GM Crops   Europe struggled to reach common ground on genetically modified (GM) crops Tuesday, with Britain's top adviser unable to provide clear guidelines for their use in the U ...
Wednesday, October 1, 2003
EU Urges Lifting Of Ban On GM Crops
October 1, 2003 EU Urges Lifting Of Ban On GM Crops Franz Fischler, the EU farm commissioner, has urged EU member states to lift their five-year suspension on GM crops which is currently being challenged on legal grounds by the US and other ...

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