High prices nudge Europe nearer to GM food
China Daily | Updated: 2008-07-09 07:27
Like many in Europe, Switzerland's Coop supermarkets do not specify whether goods are genetically modified (GM) - none are. But a wave of food inflation may help wash away resistance to "Frankenstein foods".
"I think there's a lot of resistance in Switzerland," said shopper Beatrice Hochuli, picking out a salad for dinner at a bustling supermarket outside Zurich's main station.
"Most people in Switzerland are quite against it."
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