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Italian ministers sign the decree to ban MON810 maize

July 15th 2013

Italian ministers of Agriculture, Public Health and Environment have finally signed a joint decree banning the cultivation of the genetically modified maize MON810. This is the result of a broad rejection to GM crops among public opinion and institutions all around the country. Italy is the eighth European country to approve a MON810 ban.

More info (in Italian) in the official web page of the Ministry of Agriculture

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