Field trials of genetically modified crops in Nadia are being conducted illegally by the subsidiary of an American biotech company, and these trials violate bio-safety regulations, says a report submitted by the principal agricultural officer to the district magistrate. [...] The issue of banning trials of GM seeds in open fields may also come up when members of the agricultural commission meet the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, on 15 April to discuss the interim report submitted by the commission. The commission has unanimously recommended a ban on open field trials of GM seeds in the state.