首页
登录
职称英语
Genetically modified(改良的)crops are everywhere. It seems even in Europe, stri
Genetically modified(改良的)crops are everywhere. It seems even in Europe, stri
游客
2024-04-27
39
管理
问题
Genetically modified(改良的)crops are everywhere. It seems even in Europe, strict laws designed to keep the European Union free of GM crops and products are not working, instead are posing problems for the EU: Farmers’ representatives say that supplies of animal feed for poultry and pigs are being refused entry at European ports when found to contain even trace amounts of GM material.
Under Europe’s "zero-tolerance" laws on GM, introduced in 2007, the presence of even a few seeds of GM material will rule out an entire shipment. The animal feed industry says that the laws are unworkable because GM material is almost unavoidable, given today’s global supply chain. "Though we understand the consumer concern in Europe, we don’t understand zero tolerance because it closes down trade," says Pekka Pesonen, secretary general of Copa-Cogeca, a federation of groups representing 15 million EU farmers in total. He claims that European pig and poultry farmers will go out of business unless the EU adopts a more practical checking approach by setting a standard— say 0. 5 percent—beneath which GM is tolerated. Pesonen says such "tolerances" operate for other pollution, including pesticides and heavy metals. So why not for GM material, much of which has been cleared for human consumption elsewhere in the world?
Last year 200 000 tons of conventional animal feed—mainly soy and corn—were refused entry to the EU when they were found to contain small amounts of GM corn varieties. Then flax(亚麻)from Canada was found to contain traces of a GM variety named CDC Triffid that was withdrawn from commercial sale in 2001. Following a prohibition on flax more than 100 shipments were rejected, but trade is slowly resuming. The rejected tonnage is only a small part of the 32 million tons of feed imported each year. But it leads to delays to subsequent contracts, higher prices and reluctance by importers to risk further shipments.
Prices will be higher still this year, says Pesonen, owing to natural disaster in South America and a growing market for American farmers selling crops to Asia, which accepts mixed shipments. Increasing numbers of GM crop varieties are on the way. At present, around 30 varieties are grown around the world, but that is predicted to double twice by 2015, making screening more difficult than ever.
A further conflict arises because all the European officials are due to be replaced in February. A spokeswoman for the health commission, which introduced the zero-tolerance policy to satisfy widespread questionings in Europe about the safety of GM crops, says that intensive discussion on feed imports have already taken place. "Once the new commission is established, it will have to consider how to proceed on this matter," she says. [br] European laws against GM products______.
选项
A、manage to function well
B、bring troubles to farmers
C、help farmers a lot
D、allow food with GM material
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3573615.html
相关试题推荐
WilltheEuropeanUnionmakeit?Thequestionwouldhavesoundedstrangenot
WilltheEuropeanUnionmakeit?Thequestionwouldhavesoundedstrangenot
WilltheEuropeanUnionmakeit?Thequestionwouldhavesoundedstrangenot
Geneticallymodified(改良的)cropsareeverywhere.ItseemseveninEurope,stri
Geneticallymodified(改良的)cropsareeverywhere.ItseemseveninEurope,stri
[originaltext]Handshaking,thoughaEuropeanpractice,isoftenseeninbig
GeneticallyModifiedFoods—FeedtheWorld?[A]Ifyouwanttospa
GeneticallyModifiedFoods—FeedtheWorld?[A]Ifyouwanttospa
GeneticallyModifiedFoods—FeedtheWorld?[A]Ifyouwanttospa
GeneticallyModifiedFoods—FeedtheWorld?[A]Ifyouwanttospa
随机试题
TakingCareofHerselfAliciaOwensiseightyearsold.
[originaltext]M:Oh,Anna,thatwasawonderfuldinner.That’sthebestmealth
一本合乎标准的正式图书所必须具备的识别性辅文,主要包括( )。A.参考文献
下列X线征象中,不是肺血减少的表现的是:()A.肺血管纹理变细 B.肺
下列药物中,可用于房颤时转复并维持窦性心律的药物为()A:利伐沙班 B:胺碘酮
适于用阴囊纵隔蒂皮瓣法修复A.阴茎阴囊型尿道下裂 B.阴茎型尿道下裂 C.阴
下列不溶于碳酸氢钠溶液的药物是A.布洛芬 B.对乙酰氨基酚 C.双氯芬酸
某项目初始投资10000元,年利率8%,期限为1年。每季度付息一次,按复利计算则
杜某、朱某合谋盗窃,杜某入室盗窃,朱某在楼下望风。朱某在望风过程中主人吴某回来,
短路发生时三相导体的中间相所受应力没有()。 (A)不衰减的同定分量(B〉衰
最新回复
(
0
)