date:Aug 18, 2012
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking feedback on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow food derived from a genetically modified canola.
FSANZ chief executive officer Steve McCutcheon said the application from Monsanto Australia sought permission to permit food derived from a canola that has been genetically modified to be tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate.
The FSANZ safety assessment found there are no human health or safety concerns and that food from