Brussels, 20/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 20 February in Brussels, the Environment Council failed to take a stance on the European Commission's proposal to authorise the marketing of a genetically modified colouring for carnations, dianthus caryophyllus 123.2.38.
The request for authorisation had been introduced by the Netherlands. Reticence expressed by some delegations is motivated by fears concerning the surveillance plan, the risk of allergies and toxicity, and the difficulty of...