The European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, told a small group of journalists in Brussels on Friday 7 June that he was in favour of “new legislation” on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) derived from certain mutagenesis techniques.
In his view, it is appropriate to discuss it. It will be up to the next European Commission to decide whether or not new rules are needed, following the recent ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU. The Commission...