Italy and France object to GM plan

AN elaborate plan to break the stalemate in the EU over GM foods hit more problems when France and Italy came out against it.

The proposal would effectively allow member states to ban cultivation on their own soil provided they accept the EU’s food agency’s judgment on their safety.

Seen as a part renationalisation of policy by the European Commission, the plan has so far been criticised by both pro-and anti-GM countries in the EU.