Poster
05-19-2004, 12:30 PM
The European Union has lifted its ban on genetically modified foods, allowing imports of tinned maize. However, this was not a complete lift on the ban, allowing only the one type of maize to be imported.
"Thirty-four GMOs are on the market at the moment and this will be the 35th," EU Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne said. Bt-11 maize imports are now authorized in the EU for a period of 10 years.
The United States, which has challenged the bloc's ban at the World Trade Organization, welcomed the EU's biotech breakthrough but said the WTO challenge was still on track since the approval of one new GMO was not enough to address U.S. concerns.
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"Thirty-four GMOs are on the market at the moment and this will be the 35th," EU Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne said. Bt-11 maize imports are now authorized in the EU for a period of 10 years.
The United States, which has challenged the bloc's ban at the World Trade Organization, welcomed the EU's biotech breakthrough but said the WTO challenge was still on track since the approval of one new GMO was not enough to address U.S. concerns.
For more information see: http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=5194258