EU Biotech Industry Urges Member States to Address Issue of Zero Tolerance

The European biotech industry announced its support for the European Commission Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Report on the Economic Impact of Unapproved GMOs on EU Feed Imports and Livestock Production. It also calls on institutions to urgently address the issue of low-level presence of European Union (EU)-unapproved GM materials entering Europe in traded commodities. The EU continues to apply a zero tolerance for EU-unapproved GM materials being present in low levels in imported products. The industry has urged Member States to keep pace with approvals in other regions of the world, many of which are key trading partners of the EU. Imports of essential GM derived feed and food products may slow down considerably or come to a halt, as traders would be unwilling to assume the risk of having traces of EU non-authorized biotech crops detected in their shipments.

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