The U.S. government should actively support industry efforts to segregate
genetically modified (GM) crops to diffuse consumer opposition in Europe,
the head of a Dutch grain trade group said.
Once consumers face sharply higher prices for foods without GM inputs, most
are likely to opt for foods not specified as GM free, said Rudolf
Hoeffelman, chairman of the Royal Dutch Grain and Feed Trade Association.
Hoeffelman, former president of the Benelux division of U.S. agribusiness
giant Cargill, said he recently told U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands
Cynthia Schneider that current U.S. policy on GM foods was not working.
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