Testbiotech EU Newsletter 2/2019 (August 2019)

Most important topics

RAGES project to present results; Prospective technology assessment of gene drives; EU Commission authorises seven new genetically engineered plants

Current Issues and Activities

  • RAGES project to present its results at a public workshop on 29 October 2019
  • First German-led prospective technology assessment of gene drives
  • Patent cartel for the large companies
  • Testbiotech comment on EFSA assessment of genetically engineered maize MON 87427 x MON 89034 x MIR162 x NK603 and subcombinations
  • Testbiotech comment on EFSA’s assessment of genetically engineered soybean MON 87708 x MON 89788 x A5547-127

News from EFSA

  • Assessment of genetically modified maize MON 87427 × MON 87460 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603 and subcombinations
  • Literature review of baseline information on non‐coding RNA (ncRNA) to support the risk assessment of ncRNA‐based genetically modified plants for food and feed
  • Human dietary exposure assessment to newly expressed proteins in GM foods
  • Assessment of genetically modified maize MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603 and subcombinations, for food and feed uses
  • Assessment of genetically modified soybean MON 87708 × MON 89788 × A5547‐127
  • EFSA submission guidance for GMO renewal applications
  • Assessment of the 2017 post‐market environmental monitoring report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810

Current Issues and Activities

News from EFSA

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