France to probe study linking GM corn to cancer

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http://www.france24.com/en/20120920-france-cancer-link-gm-corn-seralini-university-caen-anses-rats-tumours-monsanto-genetically-modified

France has asked its national health body to verify a study released this week linking Monsanto's NK603 genetically modified corn to cancer in rats, saying the results of the probe could lead to an "emergency suspension" of NK603 imports.


France's government on Wednesday asked a health watchdog to carry out a probe, possibly leading to EU suspension of a genetically-modified corn, after a study in rats linked the grain to cancer.

Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll, Ecology Minister Delphine Batho and Health and Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine said they had asked the National Agency for Health Safety (ANSES) to investigate the finding.

"Depending on ANSES' opinion, the government will urge the European authorities to take all necessary measures to protect human and animal health," they said in a joint statement.

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1. A few EU countries, including France, already have a GM crop ban.

This may lead to an EU wide ban.

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2. yeah -- that's what the article indicates what france would be after

if the study come back as accurate.

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3. Loose news on the subject here from a couple of months back

GM crops face prospect of blanket EU ban.

Genetically modified crops now face the prospect of being banned outright in the EU.

The potential prohibition, which still needs European Council approval, comes after MEPs overwhelmingly backed a draft bill on Tuesday to allow member states to halt the cultivation of GM produce.

Individual countries would simply be able to cite environmental reasons for doing so.

European Member of Parliament Corinne Lepage said: In the original directive, there were plans to study so called reception points. The places for planting. These studies were never carried out. But in Europe such reception points can be very different. In Italy or Sweden for example, environments are not the same, even the plants are different and local considerations are not the same. So my proposal is to look at these type of considerations which cannot be assessed for Europe as a whole.’‘

http://www.euronews.com/2011/07/05/gm-crops-face-prospect-of-blanket-eu-ban/

The Belgians approve of it. I can only assume that aside from being boring they're daft in the head too the same as we are here in the UK.

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4. Not to worry. Monsanto still owns the USDA & the FDA.

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5. K&R n/t