Publication - May 31, 2008
Following the European Commission’s orientation debate on GMOs which was held on May
7th, Commissioner Vassiliou (DG Health) has been asked to put forward technical proposals
on “zero tolerance” and “asynchronous approvals” by the summer.
“Zero tolerance” is the EU’s policy whereby any imports (essentially maize and soy) that are found
to contain even trace amounts of a GMO that has not been approved for import and processing in
the EU cannot enter the European Union.
Author: CPE, FoE, Greenpeace
Num. pages: 6
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