EFSA's Opinion on the Prohibition of GM Crops in Madeira
February 5, 2010| |
On May 2009, Portugal notified the European Union its intention to declare the Autonomous Region of Madeira as a GMO-free region. Following the notification, the European Commission requested the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) GMO Panel to investigate on whether the information mentioned in the documents submitted by Portugal contains any new scientific evidence in terms of protection of the environment in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, that would justify prohibition of GMOs. EFSA has now released its opinion.
The EFSA GMO Panel said that, based on the supporting documents submitted by Portugal, no new scientific evidence, in terms of risk to human and animal health and the environment, was provided that would justify a prohibition of the cultivation of GM plants in Madeira. EFSA noted that it only investigated on aspects that relate to the protection of human and animal health and the environment and not on socio-economic aspects.
Download EFSA's Opinion at http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/doc/1500.pdf
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