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Plans to release genetically engineered flies in Spain and Italy

Experiments may affect the production of olives
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Munich

The UK company Oxitec is planning to release genetically engineered olive flies into the environment in Spain (Catalonia) and Italy. The male insects are genetically manipulated in such a way that female descendants will die as larvae. The intention is to reduce the populations of olive flies. The larvae of these insects live inside the olives and can cause substantial economical damage. Oxitec plans to release an unspecified number of its genetically engineered male insects in Spain, near the town of Tarragona. The field trial will be netted to try to prevent the flies from escaping.

Monsanto pulls back EU applications for cultivation of genetically engineered plants

Application for SmartStax is not concerned

Brussels 18 July 2013. According to news agency Reuters, Monsanto will withdraw its EU applications for cultivation of genetically engineered plants. The announcement concerns seven applications, one for soybean, one for sugarbeets and five for maize. Only the application for renewal of authorisation of maize MON810 will be uphold.

EU Commission is not taking SmartStax safety concerns seriously

Genetically engineered maize likely to be authorised

Munich/ Brussels 17 July 2013. Tonio Borg is unlikely to stop the authorisation of the genetically engineered maize SmartStax for usage in food and feed. This is the conclusion from a letter received by Testbiotech last week from the EU Commission. In its letter, the Commission claims that any scientific concerns have already been dealt with. There is only one feeding study with pigs still to be assessed by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

EU Commission is free to decide about SmartStax

Bruxelles, 11 July 2013. No qualified majority was reached today in a vote on EU market authorisation of genetically engineered maize SmartStax for import and usage in food and feed. EU Commissioner Tonio Borg is supposed to take a final decision within the next weeks. Please keep on supporting our e-mail action against the market authorisation of SmartStax. Up to now, 4500 e-mails were sent to the EU Commission.

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