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2009-06-18 | permalink
Ministers accused of trying to bring GM crops to Britain ’by the back door’
Ministers were yesterday accused of trying to bring GM crops to the UK ’by the back door’. The Government has decided to support the cultivation of two new types of genetically modified maize or sweetcorn which contain a toxin that kills certain pests. It will vote in favour of approving the crops in the EU, making Britain the chief supporter of the controversial technology in Europe.
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2009-06-18 | permalink
Ministers accused of trying to bring GM crops to Britain ’by the back door’
Ministers were yesterday accused of trying to bring GM crops to the UK ’by the back door’. The Government has decided to support the cultivation of two new types of genetically modified maize or sweetcorn which contain a toxin that kills certain pests. It will vote in favour of approving the crops in the EU, making Britain the chief supporter of the controversial technology in Europe.
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