快讯：欧洲议会投票否决进口转基因玉米和棉花
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食物主权按：目前在少数欧洲国家商业化种植的转基因作物只有转基因玉米“孟山都MON810”，而早前一项投票中大多数欧盟成员国否决为这一玉米品种续期；那次投票还显示，多数成员国也反对种植另外两种新申请的转基因玉米品种。最近欧洲议会成员投票否决另外两种转基因作物的进口许可，尽管这项决议对欧盟委员会的最后决定不构成约束力，但一次又一次的投票显示了欧洲各国拒绝转基因的决心。
5月17日，欧洲议会成员通过一项非约束性决议，反对欧盟委员会允许进口两种抗除草剂玉米和棉花，即抗除草剂2，4-D的DAS-40278-9转基因玉米和抗草铵膦GHB119转基因棉花。
DAS-40278-9玉米的进口许可以435票反对、216票赞成、34票弃权遭否决。这种玉米对除草剂2，4-D有抗性，而有独立研究发现，2，4-D可能影响胚胎发展、造成内分泌功能紊乱。
欧盟成员国质疑欧盟委员会审议这项进口许可的行政程序，认为它在三个月咨询期内提供的资料不足、说法矛盾、实验设计不佳。欧洲议会更要求重新检视欧盟委员会对转基因的审议程序。
GHB119转基因棉花的进口许可以425票反对、230票赞成、27票弃权同样遭到否决。欧洲议会给出的理由是，推广这种抗草铵膦除草剂的转基因棉花无疑会增加全球范围内草铵膦除草剂的使用，而草铵膦对生殖系统具有毒性。
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European Parliament Passes Resolutions Objecting to GM Maize and Cotton Imports
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) objected to EU Commission plans this May to authorise imports of products made from genetically modified (GM) herbicide-resistant maize and cotton.
A resolution opposing the marketing of products containing maize DAS-40278-9 pointed to concerns raised by independent research about the risks of the herbicide 2,4-D (to which the maize is resistant) relating to embryo development and endocrine disruption. The non-binding resolution was adopted with 435 votes to 216 and 34 abstentions.
Member States had earlier criticised the authorisation procedure during the consultation period before approval, referring to missing or insufficient data, contradictory statements and poor test design. The MEPs called for an overhaul of the EU’s authorisation procedure for genetically modified organisms.
In a separate resolution adopted with 425 votes to 230 and 27 abstentions, MEPs said that imports of products from GM cotton GHB119 should not be authorised, as this would encourage the use of glufosinate ammonium-based herbicides (to which GHB119 is resistant) in the world. Glufosinate is classified as toxic for reproduction.
