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EFSA engages in open debate on GMOs in the European Parliament

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) welcomes the debate on the risk assessment of genetically modified plants (GMOs) organised by the ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats...

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19 January 2011
EFSA to hold consultative workshop with stakeholders on draft guidance for GM plant comparators

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) today announced it will hold a consultative workshop in March 2011 with scientists and risk assessors from EU Member States, industry and...

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30 November 2010
EFSA updates guidance on environmental impact of GM plants

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published updated guidance for the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of Genetically Modified (GM) plants, reflecting the scientific...

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12 November 2010
EFSA discusses environmental impact of GM plants with stakeholders

As part of its commitment to regular open dialogue, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) held a series of meetings with representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs)...

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6 October 2010
EFSA delivers new scientific opinion on assessing the possible allergenicity of GMOs

EFSA’s Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Panel has adopted a scientific opinion on strategies for assessing the risk of allergenicity of GM plants and microorganisms and derived...

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29 July 2010
EFSA invites NGOs to discuss welcomed draft GMO Environmental Risk Assessment Guidelines

As part of its on-going consultation with stakeholders, EFSA today announced its intention to call a meeting in September 2010 with environmental NGOs on its guidelines for the...

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6 July 2010
Model for the assessment of the impact of GM crops on non-target organisms

A mathematical model developed by scientists from EFSA’s GMO Panel and the Panel’s Environmental Working Group has been published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Proceedings of...

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28 April 2010
EFSA launches public consultation on guidance for environmental risk assessment of GM plants

EFSA has launched a public consultation on the revised guidance of its GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) Panel for the environmental risk assessment of GM plants. EFSA provided...

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5 March 2010
EFSA consults on the assessment of allergenicity of GM food and feed

EFSA’s GMO Panel has published for public consultation a draft report updating its assessment of allergenicity of GM plants and microorganisms and derived food and feed. The document...

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1 December 2009

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