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2007-02-09 |

Hungary confident on retaining GMO ban

The Hungarian government is confident it will be allowed to retain a ban on a genetically modified maize crop approved for feed use in the European Union, when the issue - which could have signifcant affects for the wider food industry - is debated later this month. Speaking at a news conference ahead of the talks, Hungary’s state secretary Kalman Kovacs announced that there was sufficient anti-GM feeling within the EU to ensure support for the country’s stand.

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2007-02-09 |

Hungary confident on retaining GMO ban

The Hungarian government is confident it will be allowed to retain a ban on a genetically modified maize crop approved for feed use in the European Union, when the issue - which could have signifcant affects for the wider food industry - is debated later this month. Speaking at a news conference ahead of the talks, Hungary’s state secretary Kalman Kovacs announced that there was sufficient anti-GM feeling within the EU to ensure support for the country’s stand.

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