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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10794

27 February 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) gmo
3-month tests on rats - animal welfare defenders up in arms

Brussels, 26/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 25 February, the experts of the member states approved the plans of the European Commission to make 90-day toxicity studies on rodents an obligatory part of the assessment of the risks of GMOs destined for food, to the great disappointment of animal welfare defenders. A draft implementing regulation for the authorisation of genetically modified food and animal feed under regulation 1829/2003 was examined by the Standing Committee on the Food...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
ECONOMY - FINANCE
SECTORAL POLICIES
EDUCATION - SOCIAL AFFAIRS
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EXTERNAL ACTION