EU Commission OKs Modified Maize Variety
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The European Union head office cleared the sale of food and food ingredients derived from a new genetically modified corn variety, arguing Tuesday that clear labeling will give consumers a choice of whether to use it.
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The EU reached a settlement today of its long-running antitrust case against Coca-Cola under which the worldâs biggest soft drinks company agreed to change sales practices that helped it win roughly half of the market in Europe.
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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 governments failed to break a deadlock Monday on whether to allow imports of a corn modified by U.S. biotech giant Monsanto Co. to resist rootworms, despite a ruling last month confirming its safety.
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A "barcode" gene that can be used to distinguish between plant species has been identified.
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Hungary's government sees a good  chance that an upcoming meeting of European Union environment  ministers will allow it to maintain its ban on genetically  modified crops, the Environment Ministry said on Monday.
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European environment ministers have upheld Hungary's right to ban a genetically modified product (GMOs), dealing a policy defeat to the EU's executive arm which wanted the measure to be lifted.
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The European Parliament today finally approved Jose Manuel Barrosoâs revamped executive European Commission, ending a three-week political standoff that boosted the power of MEPs.
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EU ministers ended 18 months of squabbling on Tuesday over new rules for organic farming and came up with a labeling system that will tell consumers exactly what they are buying on the supermarket shelves.
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The European Parliament has approved Jose Manuel Barroso&#39;s revamped executive European Commission by a wide margin, ending a three-week political standoff that boosted the assembly&#39;s power.
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The European Union said Friday its system of protecting names for regionally produced foods such as Champagne and Parma ham was strengthened by an initial ruling from the World Trade Organization.
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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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Â· Farmers say soft fruit may be left unharvestedÂ· Fewer EU migrants seeking farm jobs
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The European Union said Wednesday it was looking forward to including Florida oranges and other U.S. products in its system of protecting traditional regional foods following a World Trade Organization ruling on the issue.
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EU farm ministers fell short of a  consensus agreement on Monday to allow imports of various  genetically modified (GMO) rapeseed types, again revealing  their deep differences on biotech crops and foods, officials  said.
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Europe's leading food safety agency  advised consumers on Friday that eating rice with trace amounts  of an unauthorised genetically modified (GMO) strain was  unlikely to pose a health risk to humans or animals.
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France officially imposed Saturday a ban on a strain of genetically modified (GM) corn produced by the US agribusiness giant Monsanto, with the publication of an agriculture ministry order in the state's official journal.