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2009-09-02 | permalink
European Commission ’sitting on’ GE contamination report on seeds
According to Agra Europe, the European Commission is sitting on the results of the impact assessment study on GMO traces in conventional seed in a bid to avoid legislating on the sensitive issue. This impact assessment is understood to have been completed last year, not surprisingly showing that the lowest thresholds under consideration - like the current zero tolerance threshold - entail punishing costs and are economically not workable.
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2009-09-02 | permalink
European Commission ’sitting on’ GE contamination report on seeds
According to Agra Europe, the European Commission is sitting on the results of the impact assessment study on GMO traces in conventional seed in a bid to avoid legislating on the sensitive issue. This impact assessment is understood to have been completed last year, not surprisingly showing that the lowest thresholds under consideration - like the current zero tolerance threshold - entail punishing costs and are economically not workable.
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