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2009-10-14 |

Indian Committee approves commercial release of Bt brinjal

The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), the biotechnology regulator, Wednesday approved the commercialisation of genetically modified Bt brinjal. Bt Brinjal still needs the government’s nod before its release in the market. If it gets the nod, Bt Brinjal will be the first genetically modified food in India. Members of the committee, which met here, said the genetically modified crop had the potential to increase yields by a significant extent.

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2009-10-14 |

Indian Committee approves commercial release of Bt brinjal

The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), the biotechnology regulator, Wednesday approved the commercialisation of genetically modified Bt brinjal. Bt Brinjal still needs the government’s nod before its release in the market. If it gets the nod, Bt Brinjal will be the first genetically modified food in India. Members of the committee, which met here, said the genetically modified crop had the potential to increase yields by a significant extent.

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