More than double the expected area was turned over after the discovery of an unauthorised genetically modified organism
A general view taken on April 8, 2019 shows rapeseed fields near Juzes, southern France. Picture: AFP/ERIC CABANIS
GMO crops are widely grown across the world, but remain controversial in Europe, where very few varieties are authorised for growing and countries like France have completely outlawed their cultivation, citing environmental risks. The destruction was carried out before the flowering of crops, which could have led to the spreading of the non-authorised GMO variety.
Bayer said the cause of the contamination of the seeds is still unclear and an internal investigation is continuing.
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