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2009-09-25 | permalink
EFSA holds two-day conference to debate GMO risk assessment
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) held a two-day conference on GMO risk assessment for human and animal health and the environment in Brussels on 14-15 September 2009, bringing together risk assessors from EU Member States, risk managers, and representatives from stakeholders including industry, consumer and environmental groups from the EU and beyond. Opening the conference, EFSA Executive Director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle reaffirmed EFSA’s role as a provider of independent scientific advice on GMOs. ”EFSA is neither pro-GMO nor anti-GMO,” she said.
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2009-09-25 | permalink
EFSA holds two-day conference to debate GMO risk assessment
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) held a two-day conference on GMO risk assessment for human and animal health and the environment in Brussels on 14-15 September 2009, bringing together risk assessors from EU Member States, risk managers, and representatives from stakeholders including industry, consumer and environmental groups from the EU and beyond. Opening the conference, EFSA Executive Director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle reaffirmed EFSA’s role as a provider of independent scientific advice on GMOs. ”EFSA is neither pro-GMO nor anti-GMO,” she said.
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