The European Commission’s proposal that will allow Member States to freely ban the use of GMOs threatens the single market of the European Union
The signing entities have expressed their rejection to the proposal of changes to the measures implemented to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the European Union (EU). If such a proposal of the European Commission were to be made effective, it would endanger the Community market of food and feed, resulting in major negative economic and social impacts. These new regulations would allow member States to restrict or prohibit the use of biotechnology products for human and/or animal feeding, which have already been approved by the strict scientific and health regulatory framework of the EU at the community level and which have already passed the corresponding safety controls. A few months ago, the European commission
