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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11784

10 May 2017
SECTORAL POLICIES / Gmo
Lack of data from Monsanto prevents EFSA opinion on effect of MON 810 Bt on biodiversity
Brussels, 09/05/2017 (Agence Europe)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) continues to state in an opinion published on Monday 8 May that, on the basis of the information provided by Monsanto, that company’s genetically modified maize MON 810 does not present a risk to health or the environment.

The Authority states, however, that the monitoring of risks could be improved and that it cannot give an opinion on the threat to biodiversity of the MON 810 Bt variety of maize because of the paucity of data provided by...

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