The votes were evenly divided, with 13 members voting in favour and 13-14 voting against or abstaining.
Five of the crops voted on included genetic modifications for herbicide tolerance. These votes come at a highly sensitive time.
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UK votes for GM maize imports but application fails to win approval
The UK voted in favour of six applications to import GM (genetically modified) maize at this week’s EU Agriculture Council meeting, but none of the applications were approved because no qualified majority votes were achieved.
