EFSA MAIZE
June 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared that genetically modified maize strain Bt11 maize - genetically modified to resist certain butterfly and moth pests, and containing a tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate - is safe for humans and the environment. *http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/gmo/gmo_opinions/922/gmo_opinion_ej213_bt11maize_cultivation_en1.pdf
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared that genetically modified maize strain Bt11 maize - genetically modified to resist certain butterfly and moth pests, and containing a tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate - is safe for humans and the environment. *http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/gmo/gmo_opinions/922/gmo_opinion_ej213_bt11maize_cultivation_en1.pdf
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