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21.09.2007 | permalink

France moves towards a freeze on growing GM crops

The French government is planning to freeze the cultivation of GMOs. Jean-Louis Borloo, minister for ecology, development and sustainable management confirmed to Le Monde : ”Everyone is in agreement on the GM issue: it is not possible to control their spread. So we will not take the risk.”

• GMWatch, UK: France moves towards a freeze on growing GM crops