Biotechnology Timeline
Chronology of Events
April 1990 — The European Union (EU) adopts Directive 90/220, which establishes an approval process for products of agricultural biotechnology. 1994-1998 — The EU authorizes nine crop products/plants, mostly varieties of corn, soybeans, and oilseeds. May 1995 — First U.S. approval of a commercially significant biotech soybean, called Roundup Ready, in the United States. February 1997 — Austria bans a corn variety (Novartis Bt176) that has already been approved by the EU. The EU Commission refuses to challenge this action. This begins a trend of EU member states placing unchallenged bans on EU-approved products. In 1997, Luxembourg bans an EU-approved…
