GENETICALLY-modified crops have been prohibited in Northern Ireland.
With regard to the importation and release of genetically modified plants, AO 8 mandates the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to regulate the conduct of risk assessment for the purpose of the eventual commercialization of
genetically-modified crops," Garin said.
Several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, are suing the USFWS over the use of
genetically-modified crops planted on national wildlife refuges in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa.
However, several steps are required to take technology to end-users, including approval for laboratory and field testing of
genetically-modified crops by the National Biosafety Committee (NBC).
Although
genetically-modified crops increase overall production of crops while reducing reliance upon pesticides and herbicides, but Pakistan was facing several challenges, particularly safety testing, regulations and GM food labelling.
How interesting that within the last few days two academics, Dr Helen Wallace and Professor Brian Wynne have both resigned from the FSA's steering group on GM accusing it of bias towards
genetically-modified crops and being just a PR exercise for the industry.
This has prompted strong debate across Europe, with sharp disagreements between the proponents and opponents of
genetically-modified crops.
Let us not forget that opinion polls consistently show massive public opposition to
genetically-modified crops in Wales.
During a debate with the press on October 7, Belgian Green MEP Paul Lannoye called, on behalf of his group, upon the European Commission to take responsibility for ensuring the co-existence of
genetically-modified crops and conventional or organic crops, and not to make it the responsibility of the Member States and of farmers.
EVIDENCE of "massive" cross-contamination shows the UK must choose between growing organic or
genetically-modified crops, former environment minister Michael Meacher has warned.
PRINCE Charles's speech in Germany in which he attacked experiments with
genetically-modified crops as an "acute threat" to organic farmers sounded safe enough.
The BBC was yesterday accused by one of its own scientific advisers of inflaming the hysteria surrounding
genetically-modified crops.
