European Markets Could Open to N.C. Farmers

Congressman G. K. Butterfield is applauding a World Trade Organization’s ruling that a six-year European ban on genetically engineered crops violated international trade rules.

“Hopefully the European Union will now begin to quickly dismantle food bans and let science-based policy prevail,” Butterfield said.

A WTO panel ruled yesterday that the European Union and six of its member states violated international trade rules by imposing a six-year ban on the import of agricultural products and food containing genetically modified organisms.