No to GMO ban

"The Polish notification does not provide any new scientific evidence relating to the protection of the environment or the working environment," the latest edition of the Official Journal of the European Union said. "The Commission therefore considers that the national provisions notified cannot be approved," it added.

Last year Poland announced plans for what amounted to a national GMO ban, and was roundly criticized by experts at the EC.

Ahead of the announcement, Polish Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki said Poland's government would yield to EU demands and allow GMO seeds by changing a law due to come into effect in August.

"We are working on a bill which will eliminate the ban on using feed with GMO components in Poland," Sawicki told the Parkiet daily. "We don't have another option. It is an issue of Polish regulations complying with EU law," he added. (Reuters)