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EC Approves New GE Crops for Import

The European Commission recently approved seven genetically engineered crops and renewed authorizations for others for import, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service reported Aug. 30. The EC approved one cotton, one rapeseed, two soybean and three corn crops…

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and renewed one rapeseed crop and two corn crops used for food and animal feed. The authorizations will remain valid for 10 years from the Aug. 26 notice published in the European Union Official Journal, USDA said. The products will be subject to the EU’s “strict labelling and traceability rules,” the report said.