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2009-02-13 | permalink
European Commission wants Austria to lift GM ban
Austria cited concerns about lower fertility levels, insects’ resistance to the crops and possible effects on butterflies. The European Commission today launched a bid to oblige Austria to lift its ban on two different types of genetically modified (GM) maize. Austria banned the growing and marketing strains of maize MON810 and T25 in 1999 and 2000, invoking a safeguard clause that allows a member state to ban GMs provisionally if it finds new threats to the environment or human health.
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2009-02-13 | permalink
European Commission wants Austria to lift GM ban
Austria cited concerns about lower fertility levels, insects’ resistance to the crops and possible effects on butterflies. The European Commission today launched a bid to oblige Austria to lift its ban on two different types of genetically modified (GM) maize. Austria banned the growing and marketing strains of maize MON810 and T25 in 1999 and 2000, invoking a safeguard clause that allows a member state to ban GMs provisionally if it finds new threats to the environment or human health.
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