George Petrou, general manager of Petrou Bros Dairy Products, poses for a photo in the factory in Aradippou, Cyprus, April 2, 2021. Picture taken April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou 

George Petrou, general manager of Petrou Bros Dairy Products, poses for a photo in the factory in Aradippou, Cyprus, April 2, 2021. Picture taken April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou 

A technician from Oxitec inspects pupae of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at Oxitec factory in Piracicaba, Brazil, October 26, 2016 REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Locally manufactured corn grits for animal feed is pictured at a local market in Manila, Philippines February 16, 2016. A legal challenge to the Philippines' rules on genetically modified organisms is threatening to spark a domestic food crisis, potentially setting a precedent for the rest of Asia. Philippines was the first in the region to allow planting and commercialization of GM corn, which it did in 2002, and has permitted GM crop imports for more than a decade. REUTERS/Erik De Castro 

Locally manufactured corn grits for animal feed is pictured at a local market in Manila, Philippines February 16, 2016. A legal challenge to the Philippines' rules on genetically modified organisms is threatening to spark a domestic food crisis, potentially setting a precedent for the rest of Asia. Philippines was the first in the region to allow planting and commercialization of GM corn, which it did in 2002, and has permitted GM crop imports for more than a decade. REUTERS/Erik De Castro 

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) listens to Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi (R) during lunch at the Jolly Pumpkin Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, January 20, 2016. In Detroit, Obama will visit the North American International Auto Show and deliver remarks on the U.S. auto industry at the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Barack Obama sits down to lunch with autoworker Teana Dowdell (L) and Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi (R) at the Jolly Pumpkin Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, January 20, 2016. In Detroit, Obama will visit the North American International Auto Show and deliver remarks on the U.S. auto industry at the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Barack Obama sits down to lunch with autoworker Teana Dowdell (L) and Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi (R) at the Jolly Pumpkin Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, January 20, 2016. In Detroit, Obama will visit the North American International Auto Show and deliver remarks on the U.S. auto industry at the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) sits down to lunch with autoworker Teana Dowdell (L), Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi (2nd R) and Shinola founder Tom Kartsotis (R) at the Jolly Pumpkin Brewery in Detroit, Michigan January 20, 2016. In Detroit, Obama will visit the North American International Auto Show and deliver remarks on the U.S. auto industry at the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) sits down to lunch with autoworker Teana Dowdell (L), Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi (2nd R) and Shinola founder Tom Kartsotis at the Jolly Pumpkin Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, January 20, 2016. In Detroit, Obama will visit the North American International Auto Show and deliver remarks on the U.S. auto industry at the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

An Indian scientist holds a genetically modified (GM) rapeseed crop under trial in New Delhi February 13, 2015. Picture taken February 13, 2015. To match Insight INDIA-GMO/. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

An Indian scientist points to a patch of genetically modified (GM) rapeseed crop under trial in New Delhi February 13, 2015. Picture taken February 13, 2015. To match Insight INDIA-GMO/. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

A Spanish Civil Guard officer (L) throws a sandwich to an African migrant sitting at the top of a border fence during an attempt to cross into Spanish territories, between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Melilla February 10, 2015. Of the nearly 400 migrants who participated in the attempt, 40 migrants managed to cross the border into Spain on Tuesday, and are currently being held at CETI, a short-stay immigrant centre, according to local authorities. REUTERS/Jesus Blasco de Avellaneda (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GM1EB2R0NWO01 

Genetically-engineered fish (Pterophyllum Scalare var.) glow in a tank during the 2014 Taiwan Aquarium Expo in Taipei September 12, 2014. The 2014 Taiwan Aquarium Expo runs from September 12-15 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Genetically-engineered fish (Amatitlania nigrofasciatus var.) glow in a tank during the 2014 Taiwan Aquarium Expo in Taipei September 12, 2014. The 2014 Taiwan Aquarium Expo runs from September 12-15 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A South Sudanese woman, who is displaced by the fighting in Malakal, gathers grains to eat after the grains were left behind from a truck which was offloading by the Nile in Lul, Fashoda county in Upper Nile State May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: FOOD SOCIETY POVERTY HEALTH POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GM1EB8C14JC01 

An employee of a private security service and his dog guard a double-fenced test area of the Swiss Agroscope Reckenholz-Taenikon (ART) research station, belonging to the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture, in Zurich March 20, 2014. According to the University of Zurich, scientists at the university started testing genetically modified wheat lines on the field last week. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

An aerial view shows stranded cattle in the flooded region of Ballivian province in the Beni department February 8, 2014. Torrential rain and floods in Bolivia have killed 38 people and left many homeless, said the government on Thursday, as forecasters predicted more heavy rainfall with the north of the Andean country again likely to be the worst affected. The Ministry of Defence said it had flown in food aid and the army was evacuating families from the worst affected regions, such as the Amazonian and cattle-rearing department of Beni, northeast of the capital La Paz. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GM1EB4J16FJ01 

A worker throws rice through the air to remove dust at an agriculture product marketing committee yard at Sanand in the western Indian state of Gujarat January 7, 2014. Rice output in India, the world's No.2 producer, stood at 104.40 million tonnes in the crop year to June 2013, more than sufficient to cover demand for its 1.2 billion people. REUTERS/Amit Dave (INDIA - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD BUSINESS) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GM1EA910N4401 

A man orders breakfast at a cafe in the central market in Bangui November 23, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GM1EA451EF001 

Children hold signs asking for help and food along the highway, after Typhoon Haiyan hit Tabogon town in Cebu Province, central Philippines November 11, 2013. Dazed survivors of the super typhoon that swept through the central Philippines killing an estimated 10,000 people begged for help and scavenged for food, water and medicine on Monday, threatening to overwhelm military and rescue resources. REUTERS/Charlie Saceda (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GM1EA5V14GD01 

An aerial view of the ruins of houses after the devastation of super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city in central Philippines November 11, 2013. Dazed survivors of super Typhoon Haiyan that swept through the central Philippines killing an estimated 10,000 people begged for help and scavenged for food, water and medicine on Monday, threatening to overwhelm military and rescue resources. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Employees stock shelves near a sign supporting non genetically modified organisms (GMO) at the Central Co-op in Seattle, Washington October 29, 2013. Major U.S. food and chemical companies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to block approval of a ballot initiative in Washington state on November 5 that would make it the first in the United States to require labeling of foods containing genetically modified crops. REUTERS/Jason Redmond (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS AGRICULTURE FOOD) 

A scientist shows "Golden Rice" (L) and ordinary rice at the laboratory of the International Rice Research Institute in Los Banos, Laguna south of Manila, August 14, 2013. Bruce Tolentino, Deputy Director of the International Rice Research Institute, said his team has been perfecting their decades-old research on “Golden Rice”, which consists of genetically-modified rice grains infused with beta-carotene, a chemical substance responsible in producing Vitamin A in the body. He also said,“ In a Vitamin A-enriched rice, what the scientists did was to select three genes out of roughly 30,000 genes in a rice plant. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

An agriculturist prepares to plant "Golden Rice" seedlings at a laboratory of the International Rice Research Institute in Los Banos, Laguna south of Manila, August 14, 2013. Bruce Tolentino, Deputy Director of the International Rice Research Institute, said his team has been perfecting their decades-old research on “Golden Rice”, which consists of genetically-modified rice grains infused with beta-carotene, a chemical substance responsible in producing Vitamin A in the body. He also said,“ In a Vitamin A-enriched rice, what the scientists did was to select three genes out of roughly 30,000 genes in a rice plant. Picture taken August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

A scientist shows "Golden Rice" (R) and ordinary rice at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Banos, Laguna south of Manila, August 14, 2013. Bruce Tolentino, Deputy Director of the International Rice Research Institute, said his team has been perfecting their decades-old research on “Golden Rice”, which consists of genetically-modified rice grains infused with beta-carotene, a chemical substance responsible in producing Vitamin A in the body. He also said,“ In the Vitamin A-enriched rice, what the scientists did was to select three genes out of roughly 30,000 genes in a rice plant. Picture taken August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD BUSINESS) 

A farmer holds an umbrella as it rains during a day-long protest in New Delhi August 8, 2013. Thousands of farmers from different states of India on Thursday protested against the introduction of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill in parliament by the union government, that would make a foray for the genetically modified crops and its proponents like Monsanto, into India's food and farming, a media release said. The sign (R) reads: "GM food is dangerous, we have to fight together". REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY FOOD) 

Humanoid robot bartender "Carl" fills a cocktail glass with spirits to prepare a drink for a guest at the Robots Bar and Lounge in the eastern German town of Ilmenau, July 26, 2013. "Carl", developed and built by mechatronics engineer Ben Schaefer who runs a company for humanoid robots, prepares spirits for the mixing of cocktails and is able to interact with customers in small conversations. Picture taken July 26, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE SEE: GM1E9820U3Q01 

Genetically engineered Pterophyllum Scalara fish glow in a tank under a blacklight while being displayed at the 2013 Bio Expo in Taipei July 18, 2013. The show will be held at Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall from July 18 to 21. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Members of the New York University department of Public Safety watch demonstrators shouting slogans against U.S.-based Monsanto Co. and genetically modified organisms (GMO), during a march in New York May 25, 2013. Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed company, is pushing on with plans to introduce a controversial new type of herbicide-tolerant crop, setting up 20 field locations around the United States to test and market its "Xtend" soybean product. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS) 

Chakala Dangol, 75, holds a coconut in his hands before throwing it towards the devotees from the top of the chariot of Rato during the chariot festival in Lalitpur May 21, 2013. It is believed that whoever grabs the coconut and returns it to the chariot will be blessed with a son. Rato Machhindranath is known as the god of rain and both Hindus and Buddhists worship Machhindranath for good rain to prevent drought during the rice harvest season. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE SEE: GM1E95S00K701 

A police officer (L) looks on as Greenpeace activists hang a banner at the Estela de Luz (Pillar Of Light) monument during a protest against genetically modified seeds which they say threaten Mexican corn, in Mexico City May 16, 2013. Four Greenpeace activists climbed the monument to demand that Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's government reject the commercialisation of genetically engineered (GE) corn seeds in Mexico. Genetically engineered corn does not exist in Mexico yet, but Greenpeace says, multinational firms have requested permission to plant their seeds in the country. The letters on the monument are part of a message that reads, "No OGM" (Genetically Modified Organism). REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO - Tags: FOOD CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

Campaigners dressed as Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne congregate in Parliament Square in central London March 19, 2013. They were protesting on behalf of 'Enough Food for Everyone IF', a campaign to end global hunger. Osborne is due to deliver his budget to the House of Commons on Wednesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE: ALSO SEE GM1E93R1PTS01 

Pastries with signs that read, "We stay in Bochum" written on them are seen at a solidarity festival for carmaker Opel in Bochum March 3, 2013. The restructuring of General Motors Co's Opel unit's German operations is expected to extend job guarantees by another two years to 2016 for all four German plants, which together employ around 20,000 workers. At the start of 2017 at the latest, however, assembly lines at the Bochum car plant will cease running and only some components and warehousing jobs will remain under the deal. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT FOOD) 

Members of Crew 125 EuroMoonMars B mission collect geologic samples for study at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the Utah desert March 2, 2013. The MDRS aims to investigate the feasibility of a human exploration of Mars and uses the Utah desert's Mars-like terrain to simulate working conditions on the red planet. Scientists, students and enthusiasts work together developing field tactics and studying the terrain. All outdoor exploration is done wearing simulated spacesuits and carrying air supply packs and crews live together in a small communication base with limited amounts of electricity, food, oxygen and water. Everything needed to survive must be produced, fixed and replaced on site. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Melissa Battler (L), a geologist and commander of the Crew 125 EuroMoonMars B mission, and Csilla Orgel, a geologist, climb a rock formation to collect geologic samples for study at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the Utah desert March 2, 2013. The MDRS aims to investigate the feasibility of a human exploration of Mars and uses the Utah desert's Mars-like terrain to simulate working conditions on the red planet. Scientists, students and enthusiasts work together developing field tactics and studying the terrain. All outdoor exploration is done wearing simulated spacesuits and carrying air supply packs and crews live together in a small communication base with limited amounts of electricity, food, oxygen and water. Everything needed to survive must be produced, fixed and replaced on site. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
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A waitress poses with a menu during the media preview of a Barbie-themed cafe in Taipei January 30, 2013. The 660-square-metre "Barbie Cafe", fashioned with Mattel's barbie dolls themed decor and food dishes, will open January 31 along Taipei's Zhongxiao Dunhua shopping belt. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD BUSINESS) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GM1E9261A3D01 

Wild brier is covered with ice along a driveway at the periphery of Vienna December 25, 2012. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GM1E96P1N7A01 

Baron Hartell (R), son of the owner of a Trex Mart gas station, where one of two winning tickets in a $587.5 million Powerball lottery was sold at, talks with the company's general manager Kenny Gilbert in Dearborn, Missouri November 29, 2012. The two winning tickets were sold at the gas station and sandwich shop in the farming town of Dearborn, Missouri, about 30 miles north of Kansas City, and a food store in Fountain Hills, Arizona, on the outskirts of Phoenix. The winning numbers were announced at the drawing on Wednesday night. REUTERS/Dave Kaup (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Jean-Pierre Cravedi, Research Director at INRA Toulouse, attends a news conference in Paris October 22, 2012. A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did not provide grounds for questioning previous safety approvals, the French government said on Monday. The study by researchers at the University of Caen said rats fed on Monsanto's NK603 GM maize (corn) or exposed to the company's top-selling Roundup weed killer were at higher risk of suffering tumours, multiple organ damage and premature death. The government requested the opinion of health agency ANSES and biotechnology advisory council HCB, and in their conclusions released on Monday both bodies said the University of Caen study did not demonstrate the toxicity of the Monsanto products. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT FOOD HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY HEADSHOT) 

Marc Mortureux (L), Director of health agency ANSES, speaks with Dominique Gombert, director of Risk Assessment at ANSES, during a news conference in Paris October 22, 2012. A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did not provide grounds for questioning previous safety approvals, the French government said on Monday. The study by researchers at the University of Caen said rats fed on Monsanto's NK603 GM maize (corn) or exposed to the company's top-selling Roundup weed killer were at higher risk of suffering tumours, multiple organ damage and premature death. The government requested the opinion of health agency ANSES and biotechnology advisory council HCB, and in their conclusions released on Monday both bodies said the University of Caen study did not demonstrate the toxicity of the Monsanto products. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT FOOD HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Gerard Lasfargues (R), Deputy Director General for Scientific Affairs, and Dominique Gombert, director of Risk Assessment at ANSES, attend a news conference in Paris October 22, 2012. A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did not provide grounds for questioning previous safety approvals, the French government said on Monday. The study by researchers at the University of Caen said rats fed on Monsanto's NK603 GM maize (corn) or exposed to the company's top-selling Roundup weed killer were at higher risk of suffering tumours, multiple organ damage and premature death. The government requested the opinion of health agency ANSES and biotechnology advisory council HCB, and in their conclusions released on Monday both bodies said the University of Caen study did not demonstrate the toxicity of the Monsanto products. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT FOOD HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Marc Mortureux, Director of health agency ANSES, speaks during a news conference in Paris October 22, 2012. A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did not provide grounds for questioning previous safety approvals, the French government said on Monday. The study by researchers at the University of Caen said rats fed on Monsanto's NK603 GM maize (corn) or exposed to the company's top-selling Roundup weed killer were at higher risk of suffering tumours, multiple organ damage and premature death. The government requested the opinion of health agency ANSES and biotechnology advisory council HCB, and in their conclusions released on Monday both bodies said the University of Caen study did not demonstrate the toxicity of the Monsanto products. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT FOOD HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Marc Mortureux (R), Director of health agency ANSES, speaks with Gerard Lasfargues Deputy Director General for Scientific Affairs at ANSES, during a news conference in Paris October 22, 2012. A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did not provide grounds for questioning previous safety approvals, the French government said on Monday. The study by researchers at the University of Caen said rats fed on Monsanto's NK603 GM maize (corn) or exposed to the company's top-selling Roundup weed killer were at higher risk of suffering tumours, multiple organ damage and premature death. The government requested the opinion of health agency ANSES and biotechnology advisory council HCB, and in their conclusions released on Monday both bodies said the University of Caen study did not demonstrate the toxicity of the Monsanto products. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT FOOD HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Jean-Pierre Cravedi, Research Director at INRA Toulouse, attends a news conference in Paris October 22, 2012. A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did not provide grounds for questioning previous safety approvals, the French government said on Monday. The study by researchers at the University of Caen said rats fed on Monsanto's NK603 GM maize (corn) or exposed to the company's top-selling Roundup weed killer were at higher risk of suffering tumours, multiple organ damage and premature death. The government requested the opinion of health agency ANSES and biotechnology advisory council HCB, and in their conclusions released on Monday both bodies said the University of Caen study did not demonstrate the toxicity of the Monsanto products. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT FOOD HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY HEADSHOT) 

Marc Mortureux, Director of health agency ANSES, speaks during a news conference in Paris October 22, 2012. A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did not provide grounds for questioning previous safety approvals, the French government said on Monday. The study by researchers at the University of Caen said rats fed on Monsanto's NK603 GM maize (corn) or exposed to the company's top-selling Roundup weed killer were at higher risk of suffering tumours, multiple organ damage and premature death. The government requested the opinion of health agency ANSES and biotechnology advisory council HCB, and in their conclusions released on Monday both bodies said the University of Caen study did not demonstrate the toxicity of the Monsanto products. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT FOOD HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Marc Mortureux, Director of health agency ANSES, speaks during a news conference in Paris October 22, 2012. A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did not provide grounds for questioning previous safety approvals, the French government said on Monday. The study by researchers at the University of Caen said rats fed on Monsanto's NK603 GM maize (corn) or exposed to the company's top-selling Roundup weed killer were at higher risk of suffering tumours, multiple organ damage and premature death. The government requested the opinion of health agency ANSES and biotechnology advisory council HCB, and in their conclusions released on Monday both bodies said the University of Caen study did not demonstrate the toxicity of the Monsanto products. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT FOOD HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

An unemployed woman gathers cabbage in the field of a private farm near the village of Radashkovichi, some 40 km (25 miles) northwest of Minsk, October 18, 2012. Some unemployed residents help harvest crops on the privately-owned farm, and in turn, receive 60,000 Belarussian roubles ($7) and two heads of cabbage at the end of the day as a payment for their work. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: AGRICULTURE SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

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Volunteers prepare food for an Iftar (fast-breaking) meal for the needy during the holy month of Ramadan in Tunis August 12, 2012. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GM1EA331BQE01 

Greenpeace activists stick a poster in protest against the cultivation of transgenic maize outside the SEMARNAT (Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources) building in Mexico City June 5, 2012. The poster reads, "Mexico free transgenic." REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (MEXICO - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CIVIL UNREST AGRICULTURE) 

Anti-GM protestors listen to a speaker near Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, southern England May 27, 2012. The demonstrators want the closure of a site containing an experimental crop of modified wheat in a field, local media reported. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT FOOD SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CIVIL UNREST) 

An anti-GM demonstrator gestures during a sit-down protest near land surrounding Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, southern England May 27, 2012. The demonstrators want the closure of a site containing an experimental crop of modified wheat in a field, local media reported. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT FOOD SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CIVIL UNREST) 

Police officers stand in a field to prevent anti-GM demonstrators reaching land surrounding Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, southern England May 27, 2012. The demonstrators want the closure of a site containing an experimental crop of modified wheat in a field, local media reported. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT FOOD SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CIVIL UNREST) 

Police officers block a track to prevent anti-GM demonstrators from reaching land surrounding Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, southern England May 27, 2012. The demonstrators want the closure of a site containing an experimental crop of modified wheat in a field, local media reported. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT FOOD SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CIVIL UNREST) 

Police officers surround the crop trial area aT Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, southern England May 27, 2012. Anti-GM demonstrators want the closure of a site containing an experimental crop of modified wheat in a field, local media reported. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT FOOD SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CIVIL UNREST) 

Police officers prevent anti-GM demonstrators from reaching land surrounding Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, southern England May 27, 2012. The demonstrators want the closure of a site containing an experimental crop of modified wheat in a field, local media reported. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT FOOD SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CIVIL UNREST) 

Police officers prevent anti-GM demonstrators from reaching land surrounding Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, southern England May 27, 2012. The demonstrators want the closure of a site containing an experimental crop of modified wheat in a field, local media reported. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT FOOD SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CIVIL UNREST) 

Anti-GM demonstrators join hands as they protest near Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, southern England May 27, 2012. The demonstrators want the closure of a site containing an experimental crop of modified wheat in a field, local media reported. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT FOOD SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CIVIL UNREST)