Turkey Prepares to Ban GMOs
January 22, 2010| |
According to an article published by the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS), Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture submitted a bill to severely limit the propagation of genetically modified (GM) plants and livestock. The bill, which is expected to be passed next year, introduces a complete ban on the production of GM plants or livestock either as food for humans or livestock and on the introduction of any GM organisms into the wild. The USDA-FAS sees the Bill as a preparation for Turkey's eventual ascension to the European Union.
Last November, Turkey's Agriculture Ministry issued a biotech regulation that banned all imports of food and feed that might contain genetically-engineered materials. The ban was eventually lifted after a month.
Read the article at http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Agricultural%20News%20for%20Italy%20and%20the%20EU%20-%20December%202009_Rome_Italy_1-12-2010.pdf
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