This is not growing on me 👎

🇫🇷 Literally, in this case! French authorities have asked oilseed processor Saipol to tighten vigilance over procedures related to the handling of imports after a genetically modified (GM) rapeseed, whose cultivation is banned in the EU, was found growing wild along a road linking a port terminal with a facility operated by the company. There’s little to worry about, however: the incident posed little risk of contamination to local farmland.

     • EU countries – including France – import large volumes of GM crops, mainly to feed livestock. However, cultivation is rare due to public opposition and no GMO rapeseed has been approved – the idea hasn't grown on them yet. Click here to learn more about it.