date:Sep 28, 2012
ctorate General for Health Consumers to explain the EUs position on GM corn.
Monsanto said the Russian ban will have little effect on its business because the country imports only small volumes of maize and does not permit the cultivation of GM crops by its farmers.
Russia is a net exporter of grain, so the actual impact of their temporary suspension, if any, is likely to be small, the spokesman said in a statement.
Reacting to the calls for a European ban, Commission spokesman on health and