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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11609
SECTORAL POLICIES / Gmos

EFSA consultation on GMO allergenics

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has updated its guidance document on the allergenics of genetically-modified plants and is inviting the contribution of all interested stakeholders in a public consultation on the document, which will run until 25 September.

The draft guidance document takes account of the most recent scientific progress since the general recommendations were formulated by EFSA in 2013 on risk assessment of GMOs for human food and animal feed.  The progress reveals...