The EU is likely to eradicate all genetically modified crops
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Last Update: 2001-08-08
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: according to overseas media, the EU proposes to protect traditional farms from pollution, so genetically modified crops may disappear from rural areas in the UK The new standards may force farmers and scientists who grow genetically modified crops to leave a huge separation zone between their fields and those of non genetically modified crops A memorandum released by friends of the earth foe shows that the separation distance will be required to increase several times to 5 kilometers The European Scientific Committee's plan may prevent the production of commercial genetically modified crops because the required distance makes it impractical for farmers to grow genetically modified crops, because all but a few lands are too close to traditional crop fields "These proposals are the death knell of genetically modified agriculture in the UK," said Carol Carney of foe We are happy that these recommendations pose such a serious threat to genetically modified pollutants, which is the only way to protect consumers from unknown hazards from genetically modified food " The purpose of these suggestions is to keep the seeds pure At the same time, scientists only require transgenic crops to be 50-200 meters away from other agriculture, and the distance depends on the type of crops However, even if the separation distance proposed by the EU is so large, 1% of non GM crops will still be infected, because the pollen of GM crops will still be transmitted to all directions by insects or wind.
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