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The only GMO currently cultivated in France is a maize called MON 810 (Photo: Monsanto)

France considers 'freezing' commercialisation of GMOs

The French government is preparing to "freeze the commercialisation" of genetically modified seeds until the adoption of a new law on the issue.

French ecology and development minister Jean-Louis Borloo has "confided" this to a group of parliamentarians from the centre-right majority, Le Monde writes in its Friday (21 September) edition.

"Everybody agrees" that the dissemination of genetically modified organisms – or GMOs - cannot be controlled, he told the French daily. "Therefor...

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The only GMO currently cultivated in France is a maize called MON 810 (Photo: Monsanto)

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