BASF has taken legal action against the European Commission for unjustifiably delaying the approval process for its genetically modified Amflora potato, the German chemicals company said on Thursday. BASF said in a statement it filed the action with the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg after a 12-year process. ”EU commissioners have postponed Amflora’s approval despite repeated positive safety assessments by EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority,” said Stefan Marcinowski, a member of BASF’s executive board.