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GM ingredients approved for Europe, action on UTPs & Plastic Alliance formed: A round-up of EU news and views

The Commission has approved two genetically modified ingredients for Europe; an agreement has been reached on unfair trading practices (UTPs) but not everyone is happy; and stakeholders have created a Plastic Alliance to stimulate market innovation. This is our round-up of news and views from Brussels. EU approves two GM ingredients The Commission authorised two […]

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India’s first transgenic food crop edges toward approval

India has moved a big step closer toward embracing its first genetically modified (GM) food crop. In a safety review released yesterday, the environment ministry finds that GM mustard “does not raise any public health or safety concerns for human beings and animals.” Backers feel vindicated. “The biosafety study that has been carried out is […]