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2009-08-18 | permalink
U.S. GE crop imports blocked by Germany
Recently, boatloads of soya meal from the US were rejected by German authorities due to traces of a GM maize protein. Spanish authorities have also blocked shipments. The problem is not the GM soya but the maize which is still awaiting EU approval. The contamination is understood to have come from dust within the portside stores and handling systems, making it virtually impossible to prevent.
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2009-08-18 | permalink
U.S. GE crop imports blocked by Germany
Recently, boatloads of soya meal from the US were rejected by German authorities due to traces of a GM maize protein. Spanish authorities have also blocked shipments. The problem is not the GM soya but the maize which is still awaiting EU approval. The contamination is understood to have come from dust within the portside stores and handling systems, making it virtually impossible to prevent.
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