date:Jun 14, 2012
According to exporters and European producers, the rules are needed to avoid disruptions to food imports, with global supply chains making it increasingly difficult to guarantee cargoes bound for Europe are free of GMOs not yet approved in the bloc.
The European Commission has said it wants to tackle this issue before the end of this year, and we will table a proposal in the very near future, stated Frederic Vincent, commission spokesman for health and consumers.
The draft rules are likely to