On 5 June 2008, an authorized, small-scale field trial of transgenic potato plants for nematode control was destroyed by people seeking to coerce government and society. It was one of only two trials authorized in the United Kingdom this year. Our concern is that Directive 2001/18/EC, the European Union (EU) legislation that governs such trials, is confused. (Correspondence)
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/europe-needs-protect-its-transgenic-crop-research
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/howard-j-atkinson
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/peter-e-urwin
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-breeding
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pest-control
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/potato
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
