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GM crop trials worry Democrats

The Australian Democrats are alarmed at the approval of another licence to conduct a genetically modified (GM) crop trial in South Australia.

The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator has given Bayer CropScience approval to plant a limited release of GM indian mustard in the state's south-east.

Democrats' MLC Ian Gilfillan believes there is still a lot of opposition among South Australians to the introduction of GM crops.

"Let's bear in mind consultation doesn't necessarily mean that the people you consult agree with what you're doing and the councils in the south-east have in the past been vehemently opposed to the planting of GM crops in their local government areas," he said.

"So just because people say they have consulted does not mean that they have got public support."