GM row reignited as EU gives farmers go-ahead to grow maize

THE EU yesterday gave the green light for farmers to grow 17 different varieties of genetically modified maize.

Clearance came from the European Commission in a controversial decision which reignited the row over GM crops.

The 17 maize varieties are the first GM seeds to be included in the EU’s “common catalogue” of seeds, which lists about 30,000 types which can be marketed commercially throughout the 25 EU countries.