European Union about turning gene food code

Origin: Author: Stand originallyTime: 2008-10-24Tag: Click:
　 According to associated press report, european parliament passed on July 2 about turning the new code of gene food, have the following point:
● is all turn gene product (include to turn oil of the animal feed that gene material content exceeds 0·9% , vegetable, seed and by-product) must label indicates clearly this “ product is turn gene product ” .

● establish registers a system newly, force use turn the business operator of gene product tracks all turning gene product arrives from production the whole process that sell.

● European Union is new the food safety orgnaization that hold water will be in charge of evaluating all new the security of the biology technology product that roll out, make the decision that whether allows these products to enter the market next.

● allows all member country of the European Union to make his provision, avoid from cultivate turn the seed that the farm of gene crop pours out of enters the farm that plants common crop.

According to the report, the investigation that launched 2001 according to European Union committee, of 70% European do not want to eat turn gene food, the European hope of 94% can choose to whether be bought contain turn the product of gene material. Because consumer concern turns,gene food may is opposite health causes adverse effect, the European Union ever decided, prohibit importing new biology technology provision.

Object turning the mobile member of gene food says, new code will make the European Union continues to repel turn gene food, because meeting choice does not buy customer,turn gene food. Horse of the plan in · says the case spy that comes from organization of an environmental protection: This new code will be “ ‘ is not had turn the occurrence of the European ’ of gene food levels road. ” prohibits importing new biology technology provision as a result of the European Union, cause significant pecuniary loss for the United States. American farmer says, shut European Union market to make they are in produce ———— basically is corn ———— export side is annual loss 300 million dollar.

Mix in Canada bay it is greatly below the support of Canada and Australia, the United States offerred suit to World Trade Organization last month, think the ban of the European Union violated global trade regulation.

According to the report, government of European Union each country approved this new code July at the likelihood, old ban will cancel before annual bottom nowadays.

Reuter thinks, this new code that European parliament carries, the trade suit that the likelihood still can't make they put forward the United States and other country cancel.
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