On Monday, 20 December, EU Member States’ environment ministers expressed their belief that it is of the utmost importance that the level of safety of all GMOs—including plants obtained by mutagenesis and cisgenesis—remains high for humans and animals as well as for the environment by applying the precautionary principle.
On the occasion of an informal exchange in front of cameras, they agreed with the call from Austria, supported by Luxembourg, Cyprus, and Hungary, for the...