EU Approves Imports of 2 GE Crops

The European Commission last month approved certain genetically engineered soybean and oilseed rape crops for food and animal feed, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report last week. The approvals, which will be valid for 10 years, apply to food and feed “for import and processing, but do not cover cultivation,” the agency said. The imports will be subject to the EU's strict labeling and traceability rules. USDA said these crops are the “first group of GE approvals for export to the EU that the Commission has approved in 2023.”