The French government has announced its decision to allow eight new field trials of genetically modified (GM) across the country after receiving 2700 mainly negative comments in a public consultation. The number of trials is down from 17 last year and 90 in 1996.</p><p><a href="http://dbs.cordis.lu/cgi-bin/srchidadb?CALLER=NHP_EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=EN_RCN_ID:22103">CORDIS: News service</a></p><p><a href="http://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/20040602.FIG0240.html">Le Figaro: OGM, nouveaux essais en plein champ</a>