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2009-02-04 | permalink
Korean processors won’t import GMO corn in 2009
Corn processors in South Korea will not import genetically modified corn for food use this year after grain prices fell and as consumers shun gene-modified foods, Bloomberg said, quoting the Seoul Economic Daily as reporting. Companies including Samyang Genex Co. and ShinDongBang CP Corp., which last year imported gene-altered corn, will not purchase the modified grain this year, the Korean-language newspaper reported, citing unidentified industry officials.
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2009-02-04 | permalink
Korean processors won’t import GMO corn in 2009
Corn processors in South Korea will not import genetically modified corn for food use this year after grain prices fell and as consumers shun gene-modified foods, Bloomberg said, quoting the Seoul Economic Daily as reporting. Companies including Samyang Genex Co. and ShinDongBang CP Corp., which last year imported gene-altered corn, will not purchase the modified grain this year, the Korean-language newspaper reported, citing unidentified industry officials.
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