EU Parliament Votes on GMO Crop Bans
BRUSSELS (AP) – European lawmakers have voted to give EU member states the power to ban cultivation of genetically modified crops on their territory even if they have been approved by the 28-nation bloc.
Next Steps for GMO Legislation in EU
Tuesday’s vote on genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, must still be converted into EU-wide law by the bloc’s executive, the European Commission and national governments.
Political Reactions to GMO Ban Powers
Gilles Pargneaux, a member of the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament, says the vote “brings more legal certainty to member states willing to limit or ban GMO cultivation in their territory.”
Environmental Groups Support New GMO Powers
Environmentalists welcomed the vote by the parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee.
