Agriculture: Genetic Engineering Within the Grocery Store: EU Weakens Laws

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The EU is loosening the labelling obligation for GM foods. Which changed products will be allowed to stand in the supermarket without notice in the future and when.

delo.si

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The European Parliament has relaxed the rules for labeling genetically modified plants. The Ministry of Agriculture has also opposed the relaxation.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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Supermarkets are expected to sell genetically modified fruit and vegetables from mid-2028 onwards without special labelling. Greens, social democrats and leftists had tried to stop the changes.

Handelsblatt

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Fruits, vegetables - in the supermarket, genetically modified foods can be found without special labelling. The rules are to be applied in two years' time.

Deutschlandfunk

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The EU Parliament in Strasbourg is today voting on relaxed rules for the use of genetic engineering.

Tagesschau

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Fewer environmental tests and no mandatory labeling in supermarkets: The EU Parliament wants to weaken the rules for certain genetically modified products. The German Federal Ministry for the Environment had criticized this proposal.