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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8755

27 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ogm/agriculture
Commission could adopt its controversial proposal on presence of GMOs in seed on 8 September

Brussels, 26/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission could adopt the long-awaited proposal to fix limit values for the accidental presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in seed at a meeting on 8 September. According to the latest draft (EUROPE of 5 May), the Commission plans to tolerate the accidental or technically inevitable presence of GMOs up to 0.3% in colza and maize seed, and up to 0.5% for beetroot, potatoes and cotton. The draft text does not mention soya, for...

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