For reasons of public health and environmental protection, the European Parliament vetoed, on Thursday 31 January in Strasbourg, the authorisation to bring to market or the renewal of the authorisation for four varieties of genetically modified organisms - one rapeseed, two maize and one cotton - intended for use as food or feed.
Parliament justified its objection by pointing to deficiencies in the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) assessment of the risks to human and animal health and...