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2007-03-28 | permalink
South African government rejects ’unsafe’ modified maize
The government has rejected a seed company"s application to grow genetically modified (GM) maize in South Africa for the biofuel industry. The GM maize, called ”maize event 3 272”, is the first GM industrial crop in the world for which approval has been sought for cultivation. The government turned down the application from seed company Syngenta because it said it had not convincingly shown that the maize was safe for food or animal feed.
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2007-03-28 | permalink
South African government rejects ’unsafe’ modified maize
The government has rejected a seed company"s application to grow genetically modified (GM) maize in South Africa for the biofuel industry. The GM maize, called ”maize event 3 272”, is the first GM industrial crop in the world for which approval has been sought for cultivation. The government turned down the application from seed company Syngenta because it said it had not convincingly shown that the maize was safe for food or animal feed.
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