Russia Lifts Ban on GM Corn
14 January 2013 A temporary ban on genetically modified corn has been lifted by Russia’s consumer-rights overseer, according to reports.
Russia’s Rospotrebnadzor consumer-rights agency suspended use of Monsanto’s imported GM NK603 corn last September after a French study suggested a link between Monsanto’s corn and cancer in rats. But the European Food Safety Agency later rejected the findings, saying there was no specific scientific evidence that the products were a health risk.
Earlier this month, Rospotrebnadzor reported that Russia carried out a safety assessment of NK603, according to an article on UK website Farmers Weekly. Tests found that no adverse effects were found on human health or the environment over the use of the product.
Russia spent $563 million in 2011 on imported feed and fodder, including maize and soya in 2011, according to Farmers Weekly.
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