Implementing an EU opt-in mechanism for GM crop cultivation

Dennis Eriksson; Eugénia de Andrade; Borut Bohanec; Sevasti Chatzopoulou; Roberto Defez; Nélida Leiva Eriksson; Piet van der Meer; Bernd van der Meulen; Anneli Ritala; László Sági; Joachim Schiemann; Tomasz Twardowski; Tomáš Vaněk

doi:10.15252/embr.201948036

Implementing an EU opt-in mechanism for GM crop cultivation

Dennis Eriksson^*, Eugénia de Andrade, Borut Bohanec, Sevasti Chatzopoulou, Roberto Defez, Nélida Leiva Eriksson, Piet van der Meer, Bernd van der Meulen, Anneli Ritala, László Sági, Joachim Schiemann, Tomasz Twardowski, Tomáš Vaněk

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The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in the EU remains a highly polemic issue. The only GM crop event that is currently authorised is the insect‐resistant maize “MON810”. The GM potato variety “Amflora” with improved tuber starch composition was approved for cultivation in 2010, but later withdrawn. One of the main reasons that not more GM crops are authorised for cultivation is a regulatory gridlock with a recurring inability to reach a qualified majority in the designated committee for either approval or rejection [1].

Original language	English
Article number	e48036
Journal	EMBO Reports
Volume	20
Issue number	5
Early online date	23 Apr 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201948036
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2019
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

biotechnology
crops
Food, Genetically Modified/standards
Europe
Agriculture/legislation & jurisprudence
Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics

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