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2007-02-21 | permalink
EU vote reinforces resistance to GMOs
Resistance to genetically modified crops in Europe was underlined yesterday when EU governments rejected an attempt to force Hungary to lift a ban on them. Only the UK, Netherlands, Finland and Sweden among the 27 members voted that Budapest should allow in bio-engineered maize, although it has been approved as safe by food safety authorities. Last year ministers permitted Austria to maintain a ban on the same product, MON810, which contains a toxin to kill pests and was created by Monsanto, the US group.
- Friends of the Earth Europe, Belgium: EU Environment Ministers twice resist GMOs
- EuropaBio, Belgium: EU Environment Ministers deny farmers in Hungary the right to choose
- Greenpeace European Unit, Belgium: Three times a loser - GMO vote: EU Commission defeated for the third time on GMOs
- Reuters: EU upholds Hungary"s sovereign right to ban GMOs
- Financial Times, UK: EU vote reinforces resistance to GMOs
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2007-02-21 | permalink
EU vote reinforces resistance to GMOs
Resistance to genetically modified crops in Europe was underlined yesterday when EU governments rejected an attempt to force Hungary to lift a ban on them. Only the UK, Netherlands, Finland and Sweden among the 27 members voted that Budapest should allow in bio-engineered maize, although it has been approved as safe by food safety authorities. Last year ministers permitted Austria to maintain a ban on the same product, MON810, which contains a toxin to kill pests and was created by Monsanto, the US group.
- Friends of the Earth Europe, Belgium: EU Environment Ministers twice resist GMOs
- EuropaBio, Belgium: EU Environment Ministers deny farmers in Hungary the right to choose
- Greenpeace European Unit, Belgium: Three times a loser - GMO vote: EU Commission defeated for the third time on GMOs
- Reuters: EU upholds Hungary"s sovereign right to ban GMOs
- Financial Times, UK: EU vote reinforces resistance to GMOs
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