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WRITTEN QUESTION P-0338/04 by Eluned Morgan (PSE) to the Commission. Food safety.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-0338/04 by Eluned Morgan (PSE) to the Commission. Food safety.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-0338/04 by Eluned Morgan (PSE) to the Commission. Food safety.
Úř. věst. C 84E, 3.4.2004, pp. 199–200
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- Date of document:
- 04/02/2004; Den přenosu
- Date of dispatch:
- 04/02/2004
- Date of reply:
- 27/02/2004; Písemná odpověď
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- Evropský parlament, Not available
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- Písemný dotaz
- Addressee:
- Evropská komise
- Parliamentary term:
- páté volební období
- Political group:
- Skupina sociálních demokratů v Evropském parlamentu
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3.4.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
CE 84/199 |
(2004/C 84 E/0243)
WRITTEN QUESTION P-0338/04
by Eluned Morgan (PSE) to the Commission
(4 February 2004)
Subject: Food safety
Is it true that the EFSA has approved the use of GM corn (NK603)? Did the ESFA conduct new and impartial investigations into the safety of the food? How much, if any, of the information necessary for a safety evaluation was provided by companies with a vested interest in the product?
How can the ESFA give assurances on the safety of food if it relies upon the experiments conducted by companies with a vested interest in the product?
Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission
(27 February 2004)
At the request of the Commission, the European Food Security Authority (EFSA), an independent risk assessment body, issued a scientific opinion on the genetically modified (GM) NK 603 maize where it concluded that it is as safe as conventional maize and, therefore, that its import for processing for food and feed use is unlikely to have an adverse effect on human or animal health. Approval of the maize is the responsibility of the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (1) and to Directive 2001/18/EC of the Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (2).
The Regulation provides that the applicant submits the necessary information to carry out the safety evaluation. This is a standard approach to product authorisation. In preparing its opinion of 25 November 2003 (3), the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms which is composed of highly qualified independent experts had, in addition to the documentation provided by the applicant, access to independent, peer-reviewed studies which were taken into account in reaching its conclusion and which are referenced in the opinion.
(3) http://www.efsa.eu.int/pdf/gmo/opinion_gmo_02_final_en.pdf
