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2007-06-25 | permalink
EU stands up to US pressure – unfazed by genetically modified ’Herculex’
EU member states today stood up to intense pressure from the US and refused to allow a new strain of genetically modified maize to be imported into the EU. The move has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth Europe. European Commission documents show US pressure to ignore risk assessment concerns and push GMOs - including this GM Maize ’Herculex’ of biotech company Pioneer - onto the European market.
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2007-06-25 | permalink
EU stands up to US pressure – unfazed by genetically modified ’Herculex’
EU member states today stood up to intense pressure from the US and refused to allow a new strain of genetically modified maize to be imported into the EU. The move has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth Europe. European Commission documents show US pressure to ignore risk assessment concerns and push GMOs - including this GM Maize ’Herculex’ of biotech company Pioneer - onto the European market.
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