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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, 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

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