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Germany to abstain in EU vote on new GMO maize

2014-02-05 17:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Germany will abstain in a European Union vote on the cultivation of a type of genetically modified maize, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, which opposition politicians say may lead to EU approval to farm the new crop. The vote covers an insect-resistant maize, known as Pioneer 1507, developed jointly by DuPont and Dow Chemical. If approved, it would end Monsanto's current monopoly in Europe's small market for GMO crops. The EU has only ever approved two other GMO crops for commercial...

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