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2009-02-13 |

GM sugar on shelves but not in EU’s fields

EX-SUGAR farmer and Euro MP Robert Sturdy expressed outrage over EU rules on genetically modified crops this week. Mr Sturdy said GM sugar beet grown in the US could be exported to sit on Europe’s supermarket shelves, yet the same GM sugar beet could not be grown by EU farmers.
He said Europe’s slow GM approvals process would drive UK growers away from of sugar beet.

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2009-02-13 |

GM sugar on shelves but not in EU’s fields

EX-SUGAR farmer and Euro MP Robert Sturdy expressed outrage over EU rules on genetically modified crops this week. Mr Sturdy said GM sugar beet grown in the US could be exported to sit on Europe’s supermarket shelves, yet the same GM sugar beet could not be grown by EU farmers.
He said Europe’s slow GM approvals process would drive UK growers away from of sugar beet.

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