Widely grown in other parts of the world, Europe is still unsure about genetically modified crops. <br /><br /> Only one GM crop is currently grown in the region but 58 are approved for use.<br /><br /> The European Commission has now put forward a new law that would allow individual member states to restrict the import of GM foods, even after they’ve been approved by the EU as a whole. <br /><br /> The ruling mirrors the law on the cultivation of GM crops inside the EU, which also gives countries the right to opt out. <br /><br /> In both cases, states have to justify their decision if they choose to exercise the right to block GM organisms approved for cultivation or import. <br /><br /> Critics say the ruling undermines the principle of a single European market and risks upsetting trade partners such as the US, which wants the EU to open its doors fully to American GM crops as part of a planned EU-US trade deal. <br /><br /> Environmentalists, meanwhile, say the law doesn’t provide enough legal cover for countries that want to restrict GM i
