International conference on GM crops and food, Germany

An international conference on GM crops and food will take place in Cologne, Germany, on 28 and 29 October.

The highlights will include:
- current global status of GM crops and economic impacts;
- European Community policy on genetically modified food and feed;
- implementation of GM legislation on labelling and traceability in Europe;
- commercial plant breeding: What is in the biotech pipeline?
- cultivation of genetically modified maize in the context of co-existence in 2004;
- farm level impact: Bt maize in Spain and herbicide tolerant soybeans in Romania;
- technical aspects of labelling and traceability.For further information, please consult the following web address:
http://www.akademie-fresenius.de/uploads/CropsAndFood_neu.pdf(opens in new window)