EU clashes over first "live" GMO crop since 1998
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EU environment experts failed to agree  on Monday on whether to authorize growing of a genetically  modified (GMO) potato, their first foray into the sensitive  area of "live" biotech crops in eight years, an EU official  said.
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A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain  sets up a bitter war within the European Union.
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European Union environment ministers rejected an appeal Monday to force Austria to lift a ban on two biotech crop products, which the European Commission says violates international trade rules.
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European consumers may be at risk from  unauthorized genetically modified (GMO) rice grown in China  after a biotech strain was found in products sold in three EU  countries, two leading environment groups said on Tuesday.
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BASF's Amflora off the menu The European Union's Council of Ministers last week delivered a serious blow to biotech companies' ambitions to roll out GM crops across the region by postponing a decision on the "commercial optimisation" of BASF's Amflora "genetically optimised potato".â¦
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European Union governments should work together in deciding rules for using biotech foods, rather than forge their own policies and risk inviting legal action against the 27-member bloc, the EU trade chief said Thursday.
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As study shows organic health benefits Just days after the European Commission gave its stamp of approval to four new GM plants, a report has revealed that the area of Europe's arable land devoted to genetically modified crops has risen by 77 per cent in the last year. The total area of GM cultivation is now 1,000 square kilometres*.â¦
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European consumers are at risk from   unauthorized genetically modified (GMO) rice grown in China   after evidence of a strain was found in Britain, France and   Germany, two leading environment groups said on Tuesday.
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BRUSSELS, Aug. 26 -- The United States will have to wait until next year to see its fight with the European Union over biotech foods resolved, as the World Trade Organization agreed to an E.U. request to bring scientists into the debate, officials said Thursday.
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Lizards love organic The reason why visiting aliens tend to abduct American citizens but only trample on corn fields in Europe has been blamed on genetically modified crops.â¦
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A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain, sets up a bitter war within the European Union.
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Pollen from a genetically modified grass was found 21 kilometres from where it was planted, scientists reported in a study published Tuesday, raising fears of transgenic crossbreeding.
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It's time for Europe to reassess its skepticism towards genetically modified (GMO) foods and trust scientists who have deemed them safe -- or risk more international lawsuits, the EU trade chief said on Thursday.
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Poland is sticking to plans to ban the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in livestock fodder, despite an earlier rethink, the agriculture ministry announced Tuesday.
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PARIS, Aug 19 (IPS) - A report by the French food security agency AFSSA  that  highlights the benefits of transgenic crops was received  with scepticism in  local scientific circles, where experts noted  the ambiguity of the study's  own conclusions.
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A controversy over genetically modified (GMO) crops brewed in Britain Monday after a major government and industry-backed study found no evidence they harmed the environment.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (IPS) - The European Union has decided to maintain a target  for increasing the use of biofuels despite mounting concerns that  its strategy could worsen global hunger.