The plea states that the commercial release of the GM Mustard seeds may cause irreversible damage to domestic variety. The Supreme Court is slated to hear a plea filed against the commercial release of genetically modified mustard (GM Mustard), Bloomberg said in an alert. The plea, filed with the apex court states that the commercial release of GM Mustard could cause irreversible damage to the domestic variety, according to the alert. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) had sought public comments on the GM Mustard till October 5. If approved for commercial use, this would be the second genetically modified crop allowed in India, after BT Cotton.

Source: dna October 06, 2016 09:53 UTC