Swiss Allow Three GMO Crop Field Trials
Date: 05-Sep-07
Country: SWITZERLAND
The Federal Environment Office said on Tuesday scientists
could plant genetically modified wheat in fields near Zurich and
the western city of Lausanne. The trials will take place between
2008 and 2010, the office said in a statement.
Strict conditions were imposed on the trials. The crops must
be in a fenced-in area and protected from birds.
The trials will be conducted by scientists from Zurich
University and the Federal Institute of Technology.
Swiss voters in 2005 approved a referendum imposing a 5-year
moratorium on the use of genetically-modified organisms (GMO) in
farming. However, research is still allowed.