Europe is re-examining the potential of gene-altered seeds despite a view among many citizens across the trade bloc that the crops are unsafe, dangerous to the environment and represent an unwelcome incursion by corporations into agriculture.
Both are also dangerous for the environment.
"Somebody could manufacture pathogens that are dangerous to the environment".
–Which chemicals used in this process are the most dangerous to the environment?
The Greens said the project was dangerous to the environment and a waste of money.
One of the chemicals was branded "very toxic to humans and dangerous to the environment".
Environmental groups say the crops were improperly tested and are potentially dangerous to the environment and humans.
The warnings conflicted with the view of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences which said that while the material remained hazardous, its heavy metal concentrations were not considered dangerous for the environment.
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences said tests of samples showed the heavy metal concentrations did "not come close" to levels considered dangerous to the environment.
The only product classified as dangerous for the environment was perfume.
