Save Out Seeds Nachricht
12.05.2004 | permalink
EU set to approve GMO maize, battle looms on seeds
While a draft Commission proposal on seed thresholds has surfaced in Brussels, with a range of 0.3 to 0.5 percent for permitted GMO presence in conventional and organic seeds, it is far from clear that the EU executive itself is totally agreed."On seeds, there will certainly be a discussion within the next couple of weeks. There are different views on this," said EU Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne.</p><p><a href="http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5107711">Reuters</a>