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Eye on the EU: GM Update

Posted on October 15, 2015

European Parliamentary Committee rejects bill that would allow countries to restrict or ban use of imported GM crops with EU approvals.

• In early 2015, the European Parliament adopted a

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Eye on the EU: EFSA Transparency and Scottish GM Ban

Posted on August 12, 2015

European Court of Justice rules that EFSA may not keep names of expert reviewers confidential.

• In recent years, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been criticized for an alleged

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Eye on the EU: Reports on Chemicals and Trans Fats

Posted on April 21, 2015

EFSA publishes an overview report on chemicals in food for 2015.

• As requested by the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published for the first time a report

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Eye on the EU

Posted on April 13, 2015

Sweden takes the European Commission to the Court of Justice of the EU over endocrine disruptors.

• The discussion over the establishment of science-based criteria for endocrine disruptors is ongoing in

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