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2009-08-03 | permalink
BASF halts GM potato research in UK
Prospects for growing blight-resistant potatoes created by genetic modification have received a setback in the UK after BASF’s decision to suspend research into such varieties. The firm is blaming continuing delays in getting EU approval for GM potatoes, saying approval of its GM starch variety remains ”lost in the politics” of the EU. ”In the past decade, we have invested over €1bn into GM research,” said BASF’s Tom Wetjen at the Potato Council’s East Midlands Potato Day.
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2009-08-03 | permalink
BASF halts GM potato research in UK
Prospects for growing blight-resistant potatoes created by genetic modification have received a setback in the UK after BASF’s decision to suspend research into such varieties. The firm is blaming continuing delays in getting EU approval for GM potatoes, saying approval of its GM starch variety remains ”lost in the politics” of the EU. ”In the past decade, we have invested over €1bn into GM research,” said BASF’s Tom Wetjen at the Potato Council’s East Midlands Potato Day.
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