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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10321

23 February 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gmo
End of zero tolerance for imported animal feeds

Brussels, 22/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 22 February, national experts on the EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health approved the proposal from the Commission to allow slight traces of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) for which a request for authorisation has been submitted in the EU in imported animal feeds. The threshold is 0.1% and does not apply to produce for human consumption, a decision regretted by the European oils and oilcake industry and by...

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