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Hungary has Bulgaria's support in saying no to GMOs

Fri, Feb 27 2009 19:18 CET

byMagdalena Rahn

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Hungary has Bulgaria's support in saying no to GMOs

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Bulgaria is supporting Hungary in its decision to not rescind the introduction of a temporary ban on production, distribution, import and sale of genetically modified corn on its territory, Bulgaria's Environment Ministry said on February 27 2009. Minister Djevdet Chakurov said as much to Hungarian ambassador Judit Lang while in talks at the ministry the same day.

Hungary initially banned GMO corn from Monsanto in 2005, and, in November of that year, went so far as to send six truckloads of GMO corn from Croatia back to their land of origin, according to oneworld.net.

Bulgaria's decision to support Hungary's stance was taken on February 26, at the regular meeting of the Bulgarian Cabinet. Chakurov will present Bulgaria's position while in Brussels on March 2 for a session of the EU Environment Council, which gathers environment ministers from around the European Union. A final decision on the temporary ban on the use and sale of genetically modified corn in Hungary is expected to be taken at the council's meeting.

Bulgarian law is "very conservative" concerning genetically modified organisms, with GMOs being negatively viewed by the public, Chakurov said to Lang. The two also discussed further possibilities for co-operation in the environmental sphere, including preservation of the Danube River.

In Bulgaria, the Health Ministry is responsible for the approval, regulation and use of GMO products.

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