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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) -Scientific Opinion on the annual post-market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report from Monsanto Europe S.A. on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 in 2013

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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) -Scientific Opinion on the annual post-market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report from Monsanto Europe S.A. on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 in 2013European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) -Scientific Opinion on the annual post-market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report from Monsanto Europe S.A. on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 in 2013" title="Share this link on Facebook">EFSA Journal 2015;13(3):4039[11 pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4039EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Type: Opinion of the Scientific Committee/Scientific PanelOn request from: European CommissionQuestion number: EFSA-Q-2014-00856Adopted: 04 March 2015Published: 10 March 2015Affiliation: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, ItalyArticle(PDF)AbstractFollowing a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA GMO Panel) assessed the post-market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report for the 2013 growing season of maize MON 810 provided by Monsanto Europe S.A. The EFSA GMO Panel concludes that the data related to insect resistance monitoring does not indicate a significant and consistent decrease in susceptibility of the target pest field populations to Cry1Ab protein in Spain over the 2013 growing season. However, considering that the methodology for insect resistance monitoring remained unchanged compared to previous PMEM reports, the EFSA GMO Panel reiterates its previous recommendations for improvement of the insect resistance management plan of maize MON 810. The EFSA GMO Panel also recommends, as part of general surveillance, the continuation of the screening and discussion of literature on possible adverse effects of maize MON 810 on rove beetles. In the absence of information on the general surveillance of maize MON 810 in 2013, the EFSA GMO Panel cannot conclude on potential unanticipated adverse effects due to the cultivation of maize MON 810 in 2013, or on possible changes to the methodology as compared to previous growing seasons.© European Food Safety Authority,2015SummaryFollowing a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms ofthe European Food Safety Authority (EFSA GMO Panel) assessed the post-market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report for the 2013 growing season of maize MON 810 provided by Monsanto Europe S.A.In the absence of information on the general surveillance of maize MON 810 over the 2013 growing season, the EFSA GMO Panel cannot conclude on potential unanticipated adverse effects due to the cultivation of maize MON 810 in 2013, or on possible changes to the methodology as compared to previous growing seasons. However, the EFSA GMO Panel reiterates all its previous recommendations pertaining to the general surveillance of maize MON 810 for consideration by the applicant.The EFSA GMO Panel focused its assessment on the novel 2013 datasets (i.e. data from monitoring changes in baseline susceptibility of target pests, information on refugia compliance in Spain and Portugal, and outcomes of the literature review on possible adverse effects of maize MON 810 on rove beetles). The EFSA GMO Panel concludes that the 2013 data analysis does not indicate a significant and consistent decrease in susceptibility of the target pest field populations to Cry1Ab in Spain over the 2013 growing season. Considering that the methodology for insect resistance monitoring remained unchanged compared to previous PMEM reports, the EFSA GMO Panel reiterates its previous recommendations for improvement of the insect resistance management plan of maize MON 810, in particular the recommendation for annual sampling of both bi-/multi-voltine target pests in areas where maize MON 810 adoption rate is ≥ 50%.The EFSA GMO Panel also recommends, as part of general surveillance, the continuation of the screening and discussion of literature on possible adverse effects of maize MON 810 on rove beetles.More news from: European Union - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)Website: http://www.efsa.europa.euPublished: March 11, 2015The news item on this page is copyright by the organization where it originatedFair use notice