Comments on: Farm Girl Goes Global http://monsantoblog.com/2009/07/27/farm-girl-goes-global/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=farm-girl-goes-global Beyond the Rows is a Monsanto Company blog focused on agriculture. Monsanto employees write about Monsanto’s business, agriculture, biotechnology, and the farmer. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:44:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathleen http://monsantoblog.com/2009/07/27/farm-girl-goes-global/comment-page-1/#comment-2128 Kathleen Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:51:26 +0000 http://blog.monsantoblog.com/?p=1047#comment-2128 EU scientific authorities have consistently supported the safety of GMOs. This includes the European Food Safety Authority. One good example of individual companies banning crops is Bt Corn. Several member states have made decisions that conflict with the ESFA ruling that Bt corn (Mon 810) is safe. Germany and France for instance have banned Mon 810. They are allowed to do this only if there is new scientific evidence that was not considered by EFSA. This is not the case with Mon 810. These cases have been working their way through the member country courts and the EU system. I am unaware of any financial reports. However there is strong evidence that crop productivity in Europe lags behind US productivity considerably in corn and soy. <a href="http://www.econ.iastate.edu/faculty/harl/Maurer_Harl_GMO_paper.html" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is an explanation of European Union approval processes from Iowa State University. Hope this helps! EU scientific authorities have consistently supported the safety of GMOs. This includes the European Food Safety Authority.

One good example of individual companies banning crops is Bt Corn. Several member states have made decisions that conflict with the ESFA ruling that Bt corn (Mon 810) is safe. Germany and France for instance have banned Mon 810. They are allowed to do this only if there is new scientific evidence that was not considered by EFSA. This is not the case with Mon 810. These cases have been working their way through the member country courts and the EU system.

I am unaware of any financial reports. However there is strong evidence that crop productivity in Europe lags behind US productivity considerably in corn and soy.

Here is an explanation of European Union approval processes from Iowa State University.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: martin http://monsantoblog.com/2009/07/27/farm-girl-goes-global/comment-page-1/#comment-2127 martin Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:23:02 +0000 http://blog.monsantoblog.com/?p=1047#comment-2127 I was wondering if you could clarify for me how the bans on GMO's work in Europe. From my understanding the European Union scientific committee supports GMO's, but the bans have come from the individual countries...Have you read any good reports on the competitiveness and financial position of European farmers vs. American farmers? I was wondering if you could clarify for me how the bans on GMO’s work in Europe. From my understanding the European Union scientific committee supports GMO’s, but the bans have come from the individual countries…Have you read any good reports on the competitiveness and financial position of European farmers vs. American farmers?

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