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GM crops: current situation

This section describes the GM crops that are grown commercially and information about where they are sold and used in food, animal feed and biofuels.

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• Commercial GM crops

  Read about the two main GM traits that are being grown on a commercial scale: herbicide-tolerant and pest resistant crops (Bt crops). Other commercial GM crops are virus-resistant papaya, blue carnations and a potato for starch production.

• GM crops and foods in Britain and Europe

  GM crops enter Britain mainly as animal feed. There is no commercial growing, but there are some experimental field trials. In Europe, small quantities of GM maize are grown for animal feed, mainly in Spain.