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2007-04-04 | permalink
South Korea reportedly agrees to nix testing U.S. genetically modified crops
South Korea has reportedly exempted U.S. foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from safety tests in the Korea-U.S free trade agreement struck on April 2, a move that Korean environmentalists criticised as the government ”selling off” the health of the nation. Seoul reportedly made the decision to exempt U.S. GMOs from safety tests in order to draw concessions from Washington on opening its textile market to Korean imports, sources said. The exemption of U.S. GMOs from safety testing was called contradictory in light of recent efforts by the Korean Government to place more strict regulation on such products.
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2007-04-04 | permalink
South Korea reportedly agrees to nix testing U.S. genetically modified crops
South Korea has reportedly exempted U.S. foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from safety tests in the Korea-U.S free trade agreement struck on April 2, a move that Korean environmentalists criticised as the government ”selling off” the health of the nation. Seoul reportedly made the decision to exempt U.S. GMOs from safety tests in order to draw concessions from Washington on opening its textile market to Korean imports, sources said. The exemption of U.S. GMOs from safety testing was called contradictory in light of recent efforts by the Korean Government to place more strict regulation on such products.
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