GMO cultivation in Europe: A decade of legal battles

The European Union agreed in 2014 on a new approach to the cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) which allows member states to ban or restrict GMOs in their territory.

There are two key rules which govern GMOs in the EU: a directive used for the authorisation of GMO products in EU and regulation used on food and feed made from GMO products that have been authorised.

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ESO: Find further information in ESO on GMOs http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=GMOs&searchOption=all

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