Europe Lists First Transgenic Seeds in Catalogue of Varieties
Environment News Service, September, 2004 by staff
BRUSSELS, Belgium (ENS) — The European Commission today approved the inscription of 17 varieties genetically modified seeds in the Common EU Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species, the first time that transgenic varieties have been entered into the catalogue. Once listed, the seed varieties can be sold to farmers across the European Union.
Friends of the Earth, Europe's largest grassroots environmental network, condemned the move, saying the seeds take away consumers' right to avoid genetically modified food.
Widespread public concern about genetically modified foods in Europe has led to consumer protests and the banning of such foods in eight countries through the late 1990s until this year.
The 17 varieties are all derived from Monsanto's MON...
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