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2007-05-25 | permalink
CTNBio (Brazil) approves GM corn by force
Last Wednesday (05/16) the CNTBio approved the commercial release of Bayer’s GMO corn, by 17 votes to 5. But without recent changes the government made to the law, the approval would not have been possible as the number of necessary votes for an approval would have been 18. Now a simple majority of 14 out of 27 is enough.
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2007-05-25 | permalink
CTNBio (Brazil) approves GM corn by force
Last Wednesday (05/16) the CNTBio approved the commercial release of Bayer’s GMO corn, by 17 votes to 5. But without recent changes the government made to the law, the approval would not have been possible as the number of necessary votes for an approval would have been 18. Now a simple majority of 14 out of 27 is enough.
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