Risky GM maize back on EU's table | Stop the Crop

Risky GM maize back on EU's table | Stop the Crop

 

Two untested varieties of genetically modified (GM) maize could find their way on to European fields with potentially negative impacts on nature, according to Friends of the Earth Europe (link is external).

The
European Commission will  initiate a vote on 16 November on whether
Syngenta's Bt11 and Pioneer's 1507 maize should be grown in the European
Union, despite incomplete safety tests (link is external). If approved, these would be the first new GM crops legally authorised for cultivation in the EU (link is external) in almost 20 years, at a time when biotech companies are merging to consolidate their control on the food chain (link is external).