Brussels, 17/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reconfirmed that the use of the nptII gene as a selectable marker of antibiotic resistance in certain GM plants, such as GM potatoes, does not pose a risk to human or animal health or to the environment.
EFSA's scientific opinion was published on 13 April further to the European Commission's request to consider information forwarded from the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) on the therapeutic value of...