Hungary Destroys 1,500 Hectare GMO Corn Crop

  • 13 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
Hungary Destroys 1,500 Hectare GMO Corn Crop
In June 1,500 hectares of GMO corn crop were destroyed by orders of authorities, Népszabadság has learnt. The Montoni type corn imported from Romania by German company Saaten Union was GMO infected. The Rural development Ministry informed all farmers concerned to destroy the crops within three days, by July 1.

“We were informed late and are examining possibilities to compensate farmers,” Saaten Union CEO Zoltán Blum said.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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