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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10963

15 November 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) gmo
EFSA rebuffs Austria's scientific arguments on MON 803 maize

Brussels, 14/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), on 12 November, the genetically modified maize by Monsanto, MON 803 (Zea mays L) is as safe as any traditional maize. EFSA rejected the latest scientific arguments put forward by Austria to justify a three-year extension to the national safeguard measure prohibiting the placing on the market of MON 863 in Austria. The maize is authorised in the EU for food and feed, but not for cultivation.

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