RR 2 Yield Soybean Gets EU Approval

The European Union has approved Monsanto’s Roundup Ready2Yield soybean for use in feed and food across its 27 nations for the next 10 years. The glyphosate-resistant soybean, however, is not intended to be grown in Europe's fields. The approval follows the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific opinion concluding that the GM soybean "is unlikely to have any adverse effect on human and animal health or on the environment". EU laws allow GMO approvals if Council Ministers fail to reach a consensus under a complicated weighed voting system.

"The European Union regulatory approval demonstrates the growing acceptance of Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans throughout the world," said Brett Begemann, Monsanto's executive vice president of global commercial business. Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans have been approved in countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Taiwan.

In September, the European Commission approved imports of Bayer CropScience’s herbicide-tolerant LibertyLink soybeans (A 2704-12).

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