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Genetically modified organisms: Food and feed

Journal:
Manual of European Environmental Policy
ISSN:
1467-0445
E-ISSN:
1740-3529
Publisher:
Routledge,
DOI:
10.3763/meep.2010.0140
Author:
Institute for European Environmental Policy
Information last updated:
April 2012
Publication date:
April 2012

This Regulation seeks to establish the basis for a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, environment and consumer interests in relation to the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food and feed. It thus extends existing rules on the use of GMOs in research, teaching and commercial development (see section on GMO deliberate release), by laying down Community procedures for the authorization and supervision and for the labelling of GM food and feed. In doing so it further ensures common procedures for the functioning of the internal market. These measures are to be seen in the context of those on the traceability and labelling and on the transboundary movement of GMOs.

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