EUROPE RESISTS GMOs. “The European Union (EU) may have the most stringent GMO regulations in the world. All GMOs, along with irradiated food, are considered “new food” and are subject to extensive, case-by-case, science-based food evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).”
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_genetically_modified_organisms_in_the_European_Union