WorldNews Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union cleared the import of 10 new types of genetically modified crops and two more kinds of cut flowers on Friday, its first authorizations in more than a year after a review of its blocked approval process. The European Commission said it had authorized 10 new types of maize, soybeans, cotton and oilseed rape as either human food or animal feed for 10 years. In practice, the crops produced by Monsanto, BASF and Bayer CropScience will principally be used as feed. It also extended by 10 years the use of seven other crops already in use produced by Bayer, Monsanto, Dupont's Pioneer and Dow AgroSciences. Continue reading... Quote
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