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The deadlock around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) needs to end, according to EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis.

The Commissioner said that he wasn’t surprised that the European Parliament Environment Committee recently rejected the GMO opt-out clause, which would allow individual Member States to impose national bans on GMOs.

“I was prepared for such a reaction. At committee level we have very interesting discussions and questions from different angles.”

However, he said that Member States must take a clear position on GM and not hide behind Europe and blame Europe.