Arable
A massive 18,000ha of rapeseed has been destroyed in France due to a risk of contamination with a GMO in the seed.
EU
Plans to authorise five genetically modified organism (GMO) products by the Commission has been opposed by the European Parliament.
The GMOs approved had received a "no opinion" vote from the Member States in both the Standing and Appeal Committees.
A new GMO soybean has been approved by the EFSA, with the soybean strand deemed as safe as the non-genetically modified soybean varieties.
Three soybean GMOs for food/feed uses have been approved by the European Commission, including Monsanto's Roundup Ready 2 Xtend.
Dairy
Lidl is to introduce several GMO-free dairy products in its German stores this year, with GMO-free milk being listed from July onwards.
GMOs are being authorised in the EU without the support of Member States, according to MEPs.
The European Commission has adopted two GMOs for food or feed uses, despite MEPs from the European Parliament opposing this.
MEP's have opposed the authorisation of a new verity of GM maize which is tolerant to glyphosate the main ingredient in the well-known herbicide Round Up.
A draft EU law that would enable any EU Member State to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved GMO food or feed on its territory has been rejected by the European Parliament
Ireland hasn't much to gain from going down the GMO route and we should focus on our grass-fed produce according to MEP Sean Kelly.
Since April 2015, EU countries have been able to ban the cultivation of GMOs on their territory, but should they have the same power regarding their commercialisation?
Environment
An EU law that would enable member states to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of approved GMO food or feed was opposed by MEPs.
The EU agriculture committee has rejected the draft law that would give Member States the power to restrict or prohibit the use of GM food or feed on their territory.
Growing genetically modified (GM) crops will not be permitted in Scotland, its Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced.
Two genetically modified (GM) crops have received the green light for import from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The results of GM wheat trials carried out by Rothamsted Research confirm that the cultivars grown did not repel aphid pests in a outdoor tillage setting
The deadlock around GMO issues needs to end, according to EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis.
