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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10974

30 November 2013
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) food
Commission snubbed over GM pollen in honey

Brussels, 29/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - It is out of the question that the genetically modified (GM) pollen present in honey, even in infinitely small quantities, should escape EU labelling requirements. The members of the European Parliament's environment committee bluntly refused the European Commission's proposal, on Wednesday 27 November, aimed at amending European legislation on honey (Directive 2001/110/EC) to define pollen as a natural honey constituent, in line with World Trade...

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