date:Jun 14, 2012
create delays of up to two years between new varieties being cleared for cultivation in North and South America and getting import approval from the European Union.
As with the existing rules for feed, the proposals are expected to set a tolerance threshold of 0.1 per cent, and the GMOs in question must be approved in the exporting country with an EU authorisation request already lodged with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
All EU import approvals are granted for both food and feed u