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EFSA issued positive safety assessments to Monsanto GM soybean and maize
Jun. 26, 2015
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given a positive safety assessment to Monsanto’s two genetically modified products: Roundup Ready 2 Xtend (MON 87708 × MON 89788) soybean and MON 87427 maize.
Monsanto’s MON 87708 × MON 89788 soybean is a traits-stacked variety which tolerant to herbicide dicamba and glyphosate. The EFSA GMO Panel considers that the unlikely but theoretically possible transfer of the recombinant genes from soybean MON 87708 × MON 89788 to environmental bacteria does not give rise to any safety concern.
The Panel also considered that glyphosate-tolerant MON 87427 maize does not give rise to any safety concern, is as safe as its conventional counterpart and non-GM reference varieties with respect to potential effects on human and animal health and the environment. The scientific assessment application submitted by Monsanto covers the import, processing, and food and feed uses of those GM varieties, and excludes cultivation.
Source: EFSA
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