Brussels lifts EU ban on GM food
The European Union defied public opinion and green campaigners by effectively lifting a five-year-old ban on bio-engineered food.
The EU's executive commission endorsed an application by Swiss biotech company Syngenta to import a genetically modified (GM) sweetcorn, BT-11, into the 25-nation bloc.
Syngenta was given approval to import the GM tinned sweetcorn into the 25-nation bloc for 10 years, provided the cans are clearly labelled as containing GM products.
A number of other companies are hoping to follow the trail blazed by Syngenta. The EU is analysing another 33 applications for the breeding or cultivation of GM crops in Europe.
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