“The food system is under pressure. Food safety must be guaranteed and it is vital to move towards a sustainable system”, said European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides on Monday 24 April, referring to upcoming proposals on new genomic techniques (NGTs) and animal welfare.
In a debate in the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Mrs Kyriakides also defended the proposal on the sustainable use of pesticides.
NGT. The proposal on NGTs will take into account scientific...