TC1507 is the second GM crop to win cultivation approval in the EU. Monsanto GM corn, MON810, is approved, but mostly grown only in Spain. Three other GM crops were approved for cultivation, but later banned. Widespread populist opposition has stymied further market penetration of biotech crops. The 19 nations to reject TC1507 are: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Estonia, Finland, Spain, Sweden and the UK approved it, while four abstained: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany and Portugal. [But because state votes are weighted based on population size, no clear majority was reached either way, which leaves it up to the European Commission, who approved Dupont Pioneer’s TC1507 corn on February 11] foodfreedomgroup/2014/02/17/19-eu-states-reject-gmo-corn-council-approves-anyway/
Posted on: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:17:57 +0000
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