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Debate on GMO risk assessment and management with Commissioner Dalli
March 17
Brussels, Belgium
Commissioner
Dalli chaired a public debate on "GMO risk assessment and
management" on the 17th of March 2011 in Brussels. Members of the
European Parliament, the competent authorities from EU countries',
non-EU countries, industry groups and members, NGOs and scientific
community members were invited to express their views in this first
of a series of events
planned on different aspects of GMO policies.
The pro-GMO side was very active in emphasizing the safety of
their products and the need for quicker
approvals. Those critical of
GMOs, presented comments on the loopholes in the risk assessment guidelines
including uncertainties and the disregard
of critical outcomes found
in various studies. IFOAM EU policy coordinator Antje Koelling, emphasized
the lack of long term analysis in environmental
risk assessments of
GMO plants as well as on the lack of consideration for socio-economic
impacts in EU risk management.
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