European Union decides to permit tiny amounts of GMOs in imported food
date:Jun 14, 2012
be proposed before the European summer break to allow enough time for EU governments and lawmakers to approve them by the end of the year, according to another official.

Last year, the bloc approved a similar law allowing up to 0.1 per cent of unapproved GMO material in animal feed imports, after several shipments from the United States were blocked at EU ports after unapproved GM material was found in some cargoes.

The problem arises because of the slow pace of GMO approvals in Europe, which
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