The EU has authorised imports of certain foods, and China has cleared the path for cultivating crops
There appears to have been a change in sentiment about genetically modified crops in the EU. The region has long restricted the importation and cultivation of GMO crops, but in 2022 it approved certain varieties of maize, soybeans and rapeseed.
These had not yet gone through the authorisation stages that would open the door for trade in the approved varieties. It was only on February 22 2023 that the EU authorised imports of certain types of GMO soybeans and rapeseed for use in food and animal feed for 10 years. This authorisation does not include cultivation; these will be imports, subject to the EU’s labelling and traceability rules...
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