In the name of public health and environmental protection, on Thursday 11 March, the European Parliament opposed the marketing authorisation of a maize and cotton crop genetically modified to resist glufosinate and produce bt proteins.
In both cases, the objections concern the GMOs themselves and the products containing them, intended for human or animal consumption (see EUROPE B12672A13).
Maize MZIR098 (SYN-ØØØ98-3) has been modified to tolerate glufosinate-containing herbicides and...