The Green Files > Safety Checks on GMOs Flawed: EU Environment Chief

http://greenr.com [ greenr » renewable energy, peak oil, and global warming » news and solutions] Europe’s environment chief attacked the EU’s top food safety agency on Wednesday for flawed risk assessments of genetically modified (GMO) crops and foods, saying it relied too much on data given by the biotech industry. In a strong hint he was unwilling to process new requests for approval of GMOs for growing until their potential long-term impact was known, EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas also warned against using such data as a sole information source.

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