Assessment of the 2021 post‐market environmental monitoring report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 in the EU
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Antoine Messéan, Fernando Álvarez, Yann Devos, Ana M. Camargo · 2023
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Description
A genetically modified maize called MON 810 grows across parts of the European Union, and its environmental monitoring reports are checked each year. The European Food Safety Authority assesses the 2021 report at the European Commission's request. The maize makes a bacterial protein, Cry1Ab, that kills corn borer pests. The report covers farmer compliance with refuge planting, pest susceptibility tests, farmer questionnaires, and the wider literature.
Farmers in Portugal fully meet the refuge rules, while those in Spain comply only partly. Tests on borer populations show no clear resistance, yet unexpected damage in one Girona field trial hints that resistance genes may be present locally. No unanticipated harm to health or environment appears anywhere in the evidence. EFSA keeps its earlier safety verdict but demands stronger monitoring in the Girona area and better tests overall.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Antoine Messéan, Fernando Álvarez, Yann Devos, Ana M. Camargo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 147 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |