Two proposals to authorise GM soybean products were not endorsed yesterday by Member States during a meeting of the standing committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH). The commission presented to SCoFCAH one proposal for the authorisation of GM soybean A5547-127 and another one on the renewal of the authorisation of GM soybean 40-3-2.Both authorisations concern food and feed uses, not cultivation.The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded in both opinions that these soybeans are as safe as their non-genetically modified counterparts, with respect to potential effects on human and animal health and the environment. For more information, please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biotechnology/index_en.htm