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2007-04-23 | permalink
EU experts fail to agree approval of GMO sugar beet
EU biotech experts failed on Thursday to agree on approving an application for genetically modified (GMO) sugar beet, again exposing the bloc’s deep-seated rift on biotech foods, the European Commission said on Thursday. The sugar beet, called H7-1, was developed jointly by U.S. biotech giant Monsanto and German plant breeding company KWS SAAT AG to resist glyphosate-containing herbicides.
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2007-04-23 | permalink
EU experts fail to agree approval of GMO sugar beet
EU biotech experts failed on Thursday to agree on approving an application for genetically modified (GMO) sugar beet, again exposing the bloc’s deep-seated rift on biotech foods, the European Commission said on Thursday. The sugar beet, called H7-1, was developed jointly by U.S. biotech giant Monsanto and German plant breeding company KWS SAAT AG to resist glyphosate-containing herbicides.
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