2024-02-07 | permalink

EU Parliament votes to scrap safety rules on new GMOs in handout to biotech industry

However, new GMOs will still be subject to labelling and traceability, thanks to a strong campaign supported by hundreds of thousands of citizens.

The EP voted in favour of a draft law that would scrap all safety assessments for most new GMOs. This would mean a degradation of environmental and health standards in the EU, as a handout to corporations like Bayer and Syngenta.

• Corporate Europe Observatory: EU Parliament votes to scrap safety rules on new GMOs in handout to biotech industry