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EFSA's Public Consultation on Draft Guidance for Risk Assessment of GM Animal Products

August 19, 2011

EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority invites stakeholders and all interested parties to comment on its draft guidance for Risk Assessment of GM Animal products until 30 September 2011. The draft document outlines specific data requirements and methodologies in the risk assessment for food and feed derived from GM animals, submitted for market authorization in the EU. The guideline discusses how GM animals and food and feed derived from them will be compared to conventional counterparts in terms of food and feed safety as well as animal health and welfare aspects.

For more details, see the complete article at http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/110810.htm