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2007-04-11 | permalink
Herculex(R) RW advances toward EU approval with positive scientific safety opinion
The Herculex(R) RW Rootworm corn trait -- 59122 maize -- has been given a positive safety opinion by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) moving the trait another step closer to approval for food, feed and import into the European Union (EU). The safety opinion from EFSA, the EU’s independent scientific authority charged by regulators with review of health and safety issues, represents a significant advancement for the rootworm-resistance trait. In response to EFSA’s opinion, the EU Commission now has three months to forward its approval decision to Member States for a vote.
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2007-04-11 | permalink
Herculex(R) RW advances toward EU approval with positive scientific safety opinion
The Herculex(R) RW Rootworm corn trait -- 59122 maize -- has been given a positive safety opinion by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) moving the trait another step closer to approval for food, feed and import into the European Union (EU). The safety opinion from EFSA, the EU’s independent scientific authority charged by regulators with review of health and safety issues, represents a significant advancement for the rootworm-resistance trait. In response to EFSA’s opinion, the EU Commission now has three months to forward its approval decision to Member States for a vote.
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