EU: ECJ decided on GM presence in honey
On September 6th 2011, a new judgement of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated that pollen should be considered as an ingredient, in terms of regulation (EC) 1829/2003, in products such as honey. Hence, honey and food supplements containing pollen from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are subject to this regulation and are only marketable if an approval for the respective GMO is given. Products containing pollen from approved GMOs have to comply with corresponding labelling requirements. For non-approved GMOs a zero tolerance applies.
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