08.02.2016 | permalink
GMOs are being authorised in the EU without Member State support – MEPs
GMOs are being authorised in the EU without the support of Member States, according to MEPs.
They said last week that the European Commission should not authorise the glyphosate-tolerant GM soybeans in food and feed.
The MEPs note that glyphosate, a herbicide, is classified as “probably carcinogenic” by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The three genetically modified soybeans to be authorized by the European Commission for use in food and feed are FG72, MON 87708 x MON 89788 and MON 87705 x MON 89788.
MEPs approved three separate objections, included one tabled by Irish MEP Lynn Boylan.
Late last year, MEPs also opposed two maize GMOs which the Commission adopted for food or feed uses.
- agriland: GMOs are being authorised in the EU without Member State support – MEPs
- foodingredientsfirst: MEPs Hit Out at GM Soybean Authorization
- European Parliament: MEPs object to three GM soybean authorisations
- European Parliament: Member States' possibility to 'opt out' from GM food and feed import authorisations
- European Commission: GMO Authorisation
- European Food Safety Authority: Genetically Modified Organisms
