Brussels, Beligum
July 18, 2005
Invitation for comments: Deadline 15th September 2005
According to Regulation (EC)
1829/2003, EFSA was requested by the European Commission to
publish detailed guidance to assist applicants in the
preparation and presentation of applications for the
authorization of genetically modified (GM) food and/or feed.
Within EFSA, this task was
assigned to the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified
Organisms (GMO).
A first
guidance document for the risk assessment of GM plants was
adopted and published following public consultation on 24
September 2004.
A further draft guidance document for the risk assessment of
genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs) and derived food/feed
was adopted at the Plenary meeting of the GMO Panel on 5 July
2005.
The document provides guidance for the preparation and
presentation of applications on GMMs and their derived products
intended for food and feed use within the framework of
Regulation (EC) 1829/2003. The guidance covers a broad spectrum
of GMMs and derived products ranging from pure compounds used in
food or feed (food/feed additives, flavourings, etc.) to viable
GMMs used as pure cultures (probiotics, starter cultures). In
the guidance document all GMMs and derived products intended for
food/feed use were divided into three groups with different
levels of scrutiny for the risk assessment.
EFSA and the GMO Panel decided
to consult interested parties before the final adoption of this
document. Therefore, interested parties can
send written comments before 15 September 2005. The outcome
of this consultation will be taken into account during the final
adoption of this document by EFSA’s GMO Panel. |
