Brussels 18 July 2013. According to news agency Reuters, Monsanto will withdraw its EU applications for cultivation of genetically engineered plants. The announcement concerns seven applications, one for soybean, one for sugarbeets and five for maize. Only the application for renewal of authorisation of maize MON810 will be uphold.
Genetically engineered maize likely to be authorised
Munich/ Brussels 17 July 2013. Tonio Borg is unlikely to stop the authorisation of the genetically engineered maize SmartStax for usage in food and feed. This is the conclusion from a letter received by Testbiotech last week from the EU Commission. In its letter, the Commission claims that any scientific concerns have already been dealt with. There is only one feeding study with pigs still to be assessed by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Bruxelles, 11 July 2013. No qualified majority was reached today in a vote on EU market authorisation of genetically engineered maize SmartStax for import and usage in food and feed. EU Commissioner Tonio Borg is supposed to take a final decision within the next weeks. Please keep on supporting our e-mail action against the market authorisation of SmartStax. Up to now, 4500 e-mails were sent to the EU Commission.
Ten new variants of genetically engineered maize on the agenda for 11 July
Monday, 1 July 2013
Munich/ Brussels
On 11 July, the EU Commission and representatives from EU Member States will meet again to vote on the market authorisation of the genetically engineered maize SmartStax for use in food and feed. SmartStax is a joint Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences crop plant that produces six insecticidal proteins and is tolerant to two herbicides. Together with SmartStax, another nine new variants of genetically engineered maize will be on the agenda in July, all of them produce insecticidal toxins and are resistant to herbicides. One is sold under the brand name Powercore. Furthermore, pollen from genetically engineered maize MON810 is about to receive an authorisation for usage in food such as honey.
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Munich/ Brussels 17 July 2013. Tonio Borg is unlikely to stop the authorisation of the genetically engineered maize SmartStax for usage in food and feed. This is the conclusion from a letter received by Testbiotech last week from the EU Commission. In its letter, the Commission claims that any scientific concerns have already been dealt with. There is only one feeding study with pigs still to be assessed by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Bruxelles, 11 July 2013. No qualified majority was reached today in a vote on EU market authorisation of genetically engineered maize SmartStax for import and usage in food and feed. EU Commissioner Tonio Borg is supposed to take a final decision within the next weeks. Please keep on supporting our 
