EU authorises 17 GMOs for food, feed uses

The European Union (EU) on Friday adopted 10 new authorisations for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for food and feed uses.

The European Commission said in a press release that these GMOs had gone through a full authorisation procedure, including a favourable scientific assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

It also granted seven renewals of existing authorisations and the authorisation for the importation of two GMO cut flowers (not for food or feed).

These will be added to the existing list of 58 GMOs authorised in the EU for food and feed uses (covering maize, cotton, soybean, oilseed rape, sugar beet).

All the GMOs approved have been proved to be safe before their placing on the EU market.

The authorisations are valid for 10 years, and any products produced from these GMOs will be subject to the EU's labelling and traceability rules. Endit