On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of the Government of Japan (GOJ) held its first review committee meeting for the labeling of food....
On Monday, May 8, 2017, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) launched a public consultation on a draft guidance document on the risk assessment of genetically engineered (GE) plant material....
The Canadian Government has responded to a report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and AgriFood entitled, “Genetically Modified Animals for Human Consumption.”
On Friday, February 6, 2015, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski signed an amendment to the Act on genetically engineered (GE) organisms prepared by the Polish Parliament.
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Hungary: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

In Hungary there is both a deep seated social distrust of biotech crops and the belief that Hungarian farmers profit from being a leading GE free supplier of food and feed to European markets.
The Peruvian Agricultural Innovation Institute has confirmed finding adventitious presence of genetically-modified (GM) corn in one corn field in northern Peru.
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EU-28: EU Bio-Based Economy and Its Inputs

This report presents a brief overview of the current status and potential of the EU bio-based economy.
On February 4, President Ma signed an amendment shifting regulatory authority of genetically engineered events in animal feed to the Council of Agriculture.