Germany Bans GMO Maize
The only variety of maize approved by the EU for commercial growing and usage within Europe has been banned by Germany.
The Monsanto variety, MON810, cannot now be sown in Germany said the country's Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner.
Aigner told reporters that "there is a justifiable reason to believe that genetically modified maize of the type MON 810 presents a danger to the environment."
Although she was at pains to point out that this was not a decision against all GMO crops per se, environmentalist groups are seeing the move as a major victory.
The Monsanto variety, MON810, cannot now be sown in Germany said the country's Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner.
Aigner told reporters that "there is a justifiable reason to believe that genetically modified maize of the type MON 810 presents a danger to the environment."
Although she was at pains to point out that this was not a decision against all GMO crops per se, environmentalist groups are seeing the move as a major victory.