2013-06-11 | permalink

EU states deadlocked on food and feed approval for SmartStax GE maize

European Union governments failed to agree on Monday whether to approve three genetically modified maize varieties for use in food and feed, the European Commission said. [...] If the appeal committee is also unable to reach agreement, the Commission will be free to grant EU marketing approval. Two of the applications are for maize varieties containing multiple or “stacked” gene traits, designed to protect the growing plants from multiple insect pests and make them herbicide-tolerant. Both products were developed jointly by Monsanto Co and Dow Chemical Co.

• Thomson Reuters, USA: EU states deadlocked on genetically modified maize approvals