Europe takes step towards ban on genetically modified crops

An update on legal aspects of efforts to ban and regulate GM crops in Europe. The relentless assault on existing and proposed regulations by the American-dominated biotech industry aggressively seeks to undermine these efforts on the continent, just as it does here at home in the US.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/europe-takes-step-towards-ban-on-genetically-/blog/34239?utm_
"The committee also agreed that if these rules fail, governments should ensure that those responsible for the contamination pay damages. The “polluter pays” principle applied to agriculture. The committee also agreed that biotech companies should finally open up their products to independent research into the environmental and health risks of GM crops."