23rd Meeting of the GMO Round Table

Upon request, ENSSER has advised the Hungarian GMO Round Table, advisory body of the Agricultural and Environmental Committees of the Hungarian Parliament regarding the GM seed contamination that occurred  in Hungary, a situation very similar to GM seed contamination in Germany in 2010. The 23rd Meeting of the GMO Round Table held a thematic meeting on … Read more

EFSA Consultative Workshop on Draft Guidance on Selection of Comparators for the Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Plants

31 Mar 2011 – The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) held a consultative workshop in Brussels on 31 March 2011 to discuss the views of stakeholders on its draft guidance for the selection of Genetically Modified (GM) plant comparators. The workshop brought together various interested parties, including representatives from academia, industry, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the … Read more

Sustainability and Holistic Assessment of Technologies and Biotechnologies

March 24/25, 2011 – Caen/France – University of Caen, Human Sciences (MRSH), Esplanade de la Paix Co-organisers: University of Caen MRSH-CNRS; Risk Pole; CRIIGEN; ENSSER; Foundation for Citizen Sciences; GenØk; Society of Environmental Health in Western France Program Public event: English, francaise   Poster Session Regulation of genetically modified plants: state-of-art and improvements A cognitive … Read more

GMO RISK EVALUATION – A contradictory debate

12 Jan 2011 – The evaluation of the risks of GMOs for health and the environment is the key controversy in the GMO debate in Europe. The work of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) GMO panel, in charge of this evaluation, has been criticised by independent scientists, NGOs, farmers unions. In the Environment Council conclusions … Read more