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Article

10 Oct 2001

Author:
Robin Pomeroy, Reuters

EU Commission moves to end ban on new GM crops

The European Commission has worked out a compromise to allow EU governments concerned about genetically modified (GM) crops to lift a ban on new varieties, according to documents obtained by Reuters yesterday...The Commission will meet food regulation experts from EU states next Tuesday to discuss the de-facto moratorium which has left GMOs, developed by life sciences giants such as Novartis and Monsanto, in regulatory limbo.