NEW ZEALAND: Genetically engineered potatoes set for farm trial
By just-food.com | 30 September 2002
The New Zealand government has issued a paper concerning potential controls for the release of genetically engineered produce. A moratorium on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is currently in place in New Zealand, but the 94-page paper issued last week proposes a "conditional release" category between field testing and full release. The conditional release would not begin until the moratorium expires in October 2003.
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The New Zealand government has issued a paper concerning potential controls for the release of genetically engineered produce. A moratorium on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is currently in place in New Zealand, but the 94-page paper issued last week proposes a "conditional release" category between field testing and full release. The conditional release would not begin until the moratorium expires in October 2003.
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