Shelves, farms still free of that Frankenfood

  • 2003-04-03
  • Aleksei Gunter
TALLINNAlthough genetically modified foods are widely used in the United States, the European Union and EU candidate countries are still skeptical about the benefits of biotech foodstuffs. Each of the Baltic states has reasonably strict laws on GMF, and so far genetically enhanced products have failed to make any headway in the skeptical European market.Trade permissions are necessary for GMF imports into the Baltics, and in all three countries GMF-related matters are being dealt with by the respective environment ministries. A GM product has to pass a 120-day testing period before reachi...
 
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