Commission postpones authorisation of GMO imports

The animal feed industry has expressed its “serious disappointment” about the delayed authorisation of imports of eight genetically modified (GM) feed and food products. In a joint statement, released on 25 July, the  European association representing the trade in cereals (COCERAL), the EU's vegetable oil and proteinmeal industry association (FEDIOL) and the European compound feed manufacturers’ federation (FEFAC) warned that the European Commission’s decision of this week to postpone the authorisation “leaves the EU food and feed business operators exposed…