The EU will soon give the green light to the cultivation of geneticallymodified maize 1507, which will apply to Hungary, too, Budai said, adding that clear and open talks about GMO are timely and important.

In March 2009, EU environment ministers voted against an EU proposal which would have required Hungary to lift an existing ban on the production and import of genetically modified products.

A food safety survey said only 9% of Hungarians believed genetically modified food to be safe and 64% believed that such food is clearly unsafe.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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