Brussels – EU governments have supported a loophole for new genetically modified crops (GMOs) in the EU’s regulations to protect people and nature from potential risks, a move that Greenpeace said ignored concerns from farmers and consumers.
Greenpeace EU GMO campaigner Eva Corral said: “The governments who backed this loophole for new GMOs are telling their citizens and farmers that they don’t care if unregulated genetically modified plants end up in their plates and fields against their will. This would open a pandora’s box of risks for citizens, farms, small plant breeders and nature. The European Parliament must now step up to protect people and nature.”
Next steps
The approval by the deputy ambassadors from EU countries paves the way for negotiations with the European Parliament to finalise the loophole. The European Commission initially proposed the loophole for new GMOs in 2023.
Contacts:
Eva Corral, Greenpeace EU GMO campaigner: +32 479 60 12 89, [email protected]
Greenpeace EU press desk: +32 (0)2 274 1911, [email protected]
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