Despite a decade ago, the Danish parliament passed the first law in Europe on the cultivation of genetically modified crops. But so far, Denmark has not really taken the cultivation of GM crops.

For transgenic "official attitude", Danish food, agriculture and fisheries minister, said Dan ? Jorgensen, 2004 Denmark passed these bills have been in the trial, but not native Denmark GM crops, so the law at the local level and no caused very extensive discussion. EU GM crops have a very complete system, from planting to the use of the whole chain, and the eventual need to get a license to market. Relative to the EU as a whole legislative process, Denmark for more stringent aspects of genetically modified food cultivation, and so will the trial, so the genetically modified foods, Denmark has a very strict control.

In Europe, GM also experienced larger "controversial period." Since the early 1990s, started his GM food market, when the government and the public in most countries of the European Union that, while GM technology can increase crop yield, pest-resistant crops, or to enhance the capacity, etc., but there is no scientific evidence to show that its environment and will not adversely affect human health.