Turkey’s High Court reverses decision on MON810 revocation

On May 25, 2015, Turkey’s High Court reversed its December 13, 2013 decision that rescinded the approval of MON810 maize. Both MON810 and MON88017 were approved in Turkey as individual traits. The decision didn’t mention the stacked trait MON88017xMON810, which was also rescinded in the December 13 decision.

On December 13, 2013, Turkey’s High Court rescinded the approvals for feed use of MON810 and MON88017xMON810 maize, prohibiting the import of feed products that contain these traits. Following the High Court decisions Turkey’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MinFAL) repealed the approval of MON810 and MON88017xMON810 in animal feed products as of December 24, 2013, and withdrew from the market and banned the import of the products that contain these traits.

On May 27, 2015, MinFAL directed the Provincial Directorates, which implement the Biosafety Law at the ports, to implement the High Court’s decision.