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EU: Commission proposes GM opt-out

By  |  April 22, 2015

The European Commission has proposed a new law which would allow individual EU countries to restrict or prohibit imported genetically modified crops – even if they have been approved by the bloc as a whole. The US says the move is “not constructive.”

According to EU Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, the plan would “grant member states a greater say as regards the use of EU-authorized GMOs in food and feed on their respective territories.”

It will now go to the European Parliament and member states for further consideration. There is concern that giving nations the opportunity to opt out from EU laws goes counter to many EU initiatives which traditionally seek a common stance on EU policies.

 

Full Content: The Financial Times

 

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