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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10486
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/gmo

BASF seeks EU approval for disease-resistant potato

Brussels, 31/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - German chemicals group BASF announced on Monday 31 October that it had applied for European approval for the commercial cultivation of its genetically modified Fortuna potato, for both food and feed.

“Market introduction is expected for 2014/15”, says a press release from BASF, Europe's top chemicals group, which has been building up its activities in genetically modified organisms (GMOs) over recent years. The next stage in the approval process is...

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