US animal feed to be banned by EU

Ireland: The EU is expected to halt all imports of US animal feed after it was discovered that an unauthorised GM maize variety has found its way onto the market.

Ireland is an importer of GM corn gluten seed of this type and the banned variety could have found its way onto the Irish market, sources confirmed.

The corn, Bt10, manufactured by the Swiss based Syngenta company, contains a gene that is highly resistant to antibiotics the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has confirmed.