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ENVIRONMENT-ROMANIA: GENETICALLY MODIFIED SOY TO BE BANNED.
by Vesna Peric Zimonjic
BELGRADE, Dec. 19, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Environmentalists in Romania have successfully gotten genetically modified (GM) soy banned in the country.
"Romania was the biggest producer of GM (genetically modified) soy in Europe after it began growing it without any control a decade ago," Greenpeace coordinator Gabriel Paun told IPS by phone from Bucharest. "This is to be stopped by January, which is another victory for us."
Romania, together with neighboring Bulgaria, is joining the European Union (EU) Jan. 1. It had therefore to comply with strict regulation dealing with GM organisms, unwelcome by most environmentally conscious nations.
GM crops crept into the country a decade ago, eventually bringing at least 130,000 hectares under modified soybean cultivation. Environmentalists rank Romania 11th among producers of GM crops.
Unrestrained production of GM crops has endangered prospects of agriculture exports because the produce, often described as "contaminated," cannot be exported to strictly regulated markets.
"This victory (on ban on GM soy planting) represents a great challenge for us," Paun said. "We plan to broaden the action to other EU countries such as Austria, Greece and Poland."
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Source: HighBeam Research, ENVIRONMENT-ROMANIA: GENETICALLY MODIFIED SOY TO BE BANNED.