The EU has given a green light to imports of a genetically modified soybean made by US-based agriculture giant Monsanto, the European Commission announced on 4 December.
Imports of the soybean, which is designed to resist Monsanto’s glyphosate herbicides, will be used for animal feed, not human consumption.
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