Source: CropBiotech Update
The European
Commission (EC) has ordered
Greece to lift its ban on genetically modified (GM) corn seeds.
Greece has imposed the ban on the basis that the corn poses
health risks. Their claims, however, have not been substantiated
by scientific evidence or documentation, according to a report
which the EC will soon release.
The EC has since authorized the planting
and sale of 17 different strains of GM maize in the European
Union (EU). The Greek government banned the seeds in 2005;
however, under EU rules, the EC has the unilateral power to
insist that Greece allow the GM seeds into its market.
From Joel Clark and
William Echikson
of Dow Jones Newswires.
Complete article:
www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B7B6FB0B1-D931-4A26-86D8-B0CB2E8459CB%7D.
