date:Jun 14, 2012
ses, reflecting the integrated nature of global commodity supply chains. As a result, EU officials said it was impractical to have a GMO contamination threshold for imports of feed but not for food.
But with strong public opposition to GMOs across much of Europe, any plan to allow even tiny amounts of GM material in food could prove controversial. Environmentalists say the impact of consuming GMOs is unknown.
It is unclear whether the idea has the majority backing of EU governments that it nee