The current regulatory system and approval process for biotech products in the European Union is a barrier to trade,USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) declared in a report prepared by the U.S.mission to the European Union in Brussels and released June 8.The European Union has approved only nine biotech events since 1998 and currently has a backlog of about 35 products awaiting approval,FAS noted,commenting,"In view of the unwieldy and less than transparent process for application and approval,it is unlikely that this backlog will be reduced significantly in the short term."
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