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[SANET-MG] France reveals locations of GM crops
France has taken a logical step in revealing locations in which GM crops
are produced. The unnamed 'experts' who are concerned about 'security'
seem unaware of the fact that those testing and producing GM crops are
free to provide security for the crops.
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90781/6211479.html#
Peoples Daily on Line China
France puts GMO culture register in line
08:07, July 10, 2007
France announced Monday it was putting in line a national register of
plots of land growing genetically modified organisms (GMO) food crops,
which will henceforth be accessible to the general public, according to
a statement issued by the French ministry of agriculture and fisheries.
This register gives the exact number and surface areas of GMO plots of
land cultivated per district, which is a little more than 19,800
hectares of land declared in 2007 across the entire country.
According to the ministry, the register was drawn up from compulsory
declarations made by producers and operators using a variety of
genetically modified maize seeds approved in the European Union (EU) market.
French minister for agriculture Michel Barnier said during the
announcement that the setting up of this register falls within the
government's transparency policy.
In France, anti-GMO sympathizers have in recent years destroyed several
dozens of GMO experimental fields, seriously threatening, according to
experts, French research in this field.
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