GM FOOD APPROVALS
April 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has responded to pressure from the current Austrian presidency of the EU to be more rigorous in its assessment of market approvals for new GM products. It has, for instance, asked the European Food Safety Authority to provide more detailed justification of any dismissal of scientific objections raised by national regulators.
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THE EUROPEAN Commission has responded to pressure from the current Austrian presidency of the EU to be more rigorous in its assessment of market approvals for new GM products. It has, for instance, asked the European Food Safety Authority to provide more detailed justification of any dismissal of scientific objections raised by national regulators.
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