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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9920

13 June 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety
Antibiotic resistance genes unlike to harm health or environment, says EFSA. Two experts disagree

Brussels, 12/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on Thursday 11 June that it was unlikely that antibiotic resistance marker genes in genetically modified (GM) plants pose health and environmental risks. Two of the members of its expert scientific BIOHAZ group expressed a different, minority, opinion. This is the first time that agreement has not been unanimous.

The EFSA statement published on 11 June provides a consolidated overview, by the GMO panel, of...

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