Tag "GMO"
Conference for the GMO-free Europe
A Hungarian and an Austrian People's Party MEP organized a conference titled Fotr the GMO-free Europe, in the European Parliament's József Antall building. Before Wednesday's conference Hölvényi György, MEP one...
Read moreThe European Parliament opposes national bans on GMO-food imports
The European Parliament rejected a draft law that would give individual countries in Europe scope to ban imports of genetically modified food and animal feed, potentially killing an initiative that...
Read moreTörökszentmiklósi Mezőgazdasági Zrt.: the authority found GMO-contaminated seeds in one case
The Törökszentmiklósi Mezőgazdasági Zrt. told MTI that the authority found GMO-contaminated seeds in one case among the 11 maize items, during the checks cdarried out in February. As advised, the...
Read moreHungary’s GMO-free status will soon be guaranteed by law
Hungary’s GMO-free status will soon be guaranteed by law within a few weeks – the Minister of Agriculture announced at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. Fazekas Sándor told...
Read moreGMO corn seed was found in a consignment in Kecskemét
GMOs (genetically modified organisms) contaminated maize seed was found in a shipment, ordered by a Kecskemét-based company. The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) seized the shipment worth 10 million...
Read moreThe European Commission approved the use of new GMOs
The European Commission approved the food and feed industrial use of ten new genetically modified organism (GMO) plant on Friday. In addition, the Board also extended the authorization of seven...
Read moreMore than ever possibilities to prohibit the cultivation of products containing GMO
The Member States of the European Union will be given more than ever unprecedented legal opportunities to prohibit the cultivation of plants containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) in their own...
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GMO-free Hungary
Hungary is getting ready to produce GMO-free milk, meat and egg products and the first steps have already been taken in the case of milk – reported the Ministry of...
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European Union member states can decide on growing GMO crops themselves
New EU legislation enters into force in spring: it makes possible for all EU member states to decide whether to ban the growing of GMO crops or not. The new...
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Hungary is preparing to produce GMO-free milk, meat and eggs
Hungary is preparing to produce genetic manipulation-free (GMO-free), milk, meat and eggs. The necessary first steps have already been done in the case of milk. Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of...
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