Europe GMOs — Not approving GMOs, But Importing Them
If you’re anti-GMO and have the fantasy of escaping to Europe to avoid them, you’re in for a surprise. Yes, the majority of Europe has banned cultivating GMO crops, but they do import them.
Despite public hostility to genetically modified foods, Europe is one of the world’s major buyers of biotech grain. There are nearly 60 GM crops approved for use in the EU, mainly for animal feed.
Europe requires labeling laws, unlike the U.S., but that doesn’t guarantee people aren’t eating Europe GMOs. Any product that has been manufactured in the EU that contains more than 0.9% GM must be labeled. However, animal products like meat, milk and eggs do not have to be labeled as GM, even if the animal is eating GM feed. So with or without a label, it sounds as if the Europeans are in much the same predicament as us. And just because GMOs are frowned upon in Europe, it doesn’t mean GMOs won’t become more prevalent.
The large number of European countries opposing GMO cultivation may have given the
impression the bloc is putting a brake on GMOs but with new crops queuing for approval and key countries leaving the door open, output is more likely to grow than wane.
To read the full article, click here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/05/us-gmo-europe-idUSKCN0RZ1OH20151005
