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19.05.2005 | permalink
EU standing committee disagrees on GM maize approvals
The EU member states standing committee on the food chain could not agree with a qualified majority to approve Monsanto`s rootworm resistant maize Mon 863 for food and feed use. A decision about Pioneers GM maize 1507 was taken off the agenda on Thursday May 19th.</p><p><a href="http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news-ng.asp?n=60119-gm-sweetcorn-from">Foodnavigator: GM sweetcorn from Monsanto rejected by EU states, again</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/gp_19_05_05.pdf">Greenpeace press release</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/FOE_1507_maize_comments.pdf">Friends of the Earth comments on GM maize 1507</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/dossier/fact_sheet_mon_863.htm">SOS fact sheet on Mon 863</a>