Assessment of the 2020 post-market environmental monitoring report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 in the EU.

ABSTRACT: Following a request from the European Commission; the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) assessed the 2020 post-market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report on the cultivation of Cry1Ab-expressing maize event MON 810. Like previous years, there was full compliance with refuge requirement in Portugal and partial compliance with refuge requirements by Spanish farmers growing MON 810 varieties. European and Mediterranean corn borer populations collected from north-eastern Spain during the 2020 maize growing season and tested for Cry1Ab susceptibility show no symptoms of resistance to maize MON 810. The assessment of farmer questionnaires and relevant scientific publications does not indicate any unanticipated adverse effects on human and animal health or the environment arising from the c

SUBMITTER: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257797 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature