BERN, Switzerland, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Long suspicious of genetically modified crops, Switzerland is voting on a proposal to ban all such crops for five years.
Supporters of the proposal, including many farmers, say a ban would allow more time to assess the possible risks of GM crops before introducing them, the BBC says.
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But, the country's influential biotechnology industry has been campaigning hard against a ban, warning exclusion could harm domestic scientific research, the BBC said.
Only one tiny experimental GM crop of wheat has ever been grown on Swiss soil, by scientists at the University of Zurich.