The EU farm lobby has welcomed the EU farm minister endorsement of the $500m rescue package put forward by the EU Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan.
EU farmers say aid package is move in the right direction
The EU parliament’s agriculture committee today rejected the Commission's draft law aiming to give countries the power to restrict or prohibit the use of EU-approved GM food or feed.
The draft amendment to Regulation 1829/2003 in relation to the EU authorization procedure for GM imports has been leaked ahead of a decision on the proposal next week.
FEFAC says the EU Commission is set to break the 18 month deadlock on GM crop imports and approve 13 biotech traits at a meeting next month, but the trade group warns against nationalization of decision making on further trait approval.
Commission to discuss French draft measures at Scofcah meeting today
France has proposed a ban on feed ingredients using pig by-products and the import of live pigs from North America, Mexico and Japan, in order to ward off the entry of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) into the country.
