EU Parliament’s environmental committee supports relaxing rules on genetically modified plants

EU Parliament’s environmental committee supports relaxing rules on genetically modified plants

BRUSSELS: Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s environment committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to relax rules on genetically modified plants produced using so-called new genomic techniques, prompting strong criticism from environmental groups. The issue of genetically modified organisms divided the European Union for a generation before the bloc adopted legislation in 2001. The Committee on … Read more