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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9461

5 July 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety
EFSA confirms its risk assessment that genetically modified maize MON 863 is safe for humans and animals and for the environment

Brussels, 04/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is categorical: genetically modified maize MON 863 by Monsanto, authorised in the European Union, does not present any threat to human or animal health or to the environment.

After being consulted twice by the European Commission, EFSA, in an opinion published on 28 June, confirmed its original assessment, following a detailed review of the risks.

EFSA examined a paper by Séralini et al. on the statistical...

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