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Europe: moratorium for two more years
After a six-month consultation process, Environmental ministers of the
European Union have launched a plan aimed at overcoming the inability
of the Council of Ministers to take authorisation decisions on
new GM products for cultivation in the EU. The final step in the plan,
slated for June 2010, is a draft report by the European
Commission on the conclusions of
a Commission-member state reflection group on the
socio-economic
implications of GMOs.
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US GAO recommends more biotech oversight
In a new report to Congress, the US Government Accountability
Office says that more oversight and coordination is needed
among federal agencies to prevent
unapproved releases of genetically modified crops into the environment
and food and feed supply. Crop developers are subject to periodic
inspections, but the GAO says
the Agriculture Department lacks the resources to inspect every site
and the EPA has not made inspections a priority. Most of the known
unauthorized releases were self-reported by the crop developers, the
report said.
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