BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday he would allow an open-field trial of genetically modified food in what would be a key step towards commercial use of such crops in the kingdom.
The relaxation of Thailand's existing regulations on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) still requires Cabinet approval, but Thaksin said broader experimentation with and use of the strains would be sanctioned under a new biosafety law to be tabled next year.
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