EU Voted No on GMOs!
Posted by Cork Greenmap on May 11th, 2008.Following last weeks vote European Commissioners overturned the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) “safe to eat” verdict for three new GM crops — two varieties of GM maize and one variety of GM potato. This means the agro-chemical companies can’t commercialize these crops in Europe for now. BASF’s GM potato was only one European Union vote away from being released commercially. But the Commission has sent it to the back of the authorization queue. (from Greenpeace news)
Read more in the EU observer: http://euobserver.com/9/26098