The European Commission authorised the placing on the market of genetically modified maize line 1507 for use as food and food ingredients, after the Council of Ministers had not agree on an approval in December 2005.</p><p><a href="http://www.europa.eu.int/rapid/showInformation.do?pageName=middayExpress&g">EU Press release</a></p><p><a href="http://za.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-03-03T155413Z_01_ALL344907_RTRIDST_0_OZABS-FOOD-EU-GMOS-20060303.XML&archived=False">Reuters: EU approves new type of genetically modified maize</a></p><p><a href="http://eu.greenpeace.org/downloads/gmo/BackgroundBriefingPioneer1507.pdf">Greenpeace: Total failure of EFSA</a></p><p><a href="http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?n=66214-maize-eu-gm">Foodnavigator: Europe approves GM maize for food use</a>