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February 03, 2011

GM soybeans now allowed in Turkish feeds

The Turkish Animal Feed Producers’ Union (Türkiyem-Bír), has announced that it acquired the Biosafety Commission’s permission to use three types of genetically modified soybeans in animal feed.  Union Chairman Ülkü Karakus said the body asked to use the three types of GM soybeans allowed in the US and EU. The permission was announced in the official newspaper on Wednesday.

Karakus said that the committee also determined the terms of the imports, adding they were preparing to present a crisis action plan to the Agriculture Ministry within a week, after which the ministry is expected to allow the import of the GM crops.

Crisis action plan

The crisis action plan will determine measures to be taken for transportation of the GM crops in sea vessels, storage, and transportation to factories and packaging. Read more...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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