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The '''GMO Unit''' is a department of the [[European Food Safety Authority]] (EFSA) dedicated to risk assessment for GMOs and to oversee the coordination of the [[GMO Panel]].  The Unit was led by [[Suzy Renckens]] from 2002 to 2008.  During this time, Renckens was both head of the GMO Unit and scientific co-ordinator of the [[GMO Panel]].<ref>Testbiotech (2010), [http://www.testbiotech.de/sites/default/files/EFSA_Playing_Field_of_ILSI.pdf European Food Safety Authority: A playing field for the biotech industry], Testbiotech report, p3, accessed 9 January 2013.</ref>  In 2008, former deputy head [[Elisabeth Waigmann]] became head of the GMO Unit.
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The '''GMO Unit''' is a department of the [[European Food Safety Authority]] (EFSA) dedicated to risk assessment for GMOs and to oversee the coordination of the [[GMO Panel]].  The Unit was led by [[Suzy Renckens]] from 2002 to 2008.  During this time, Renckens was both head of the GMO Unit and scientific co-ordinator of the [[GMO Panel]].<ref>Testbiotech (2010), [http://www.testbiotech.de/sites/default/files/EFSA_Playing_Field_of_ILSI.pdf European Food Safety Authority: A playing field for the biotech industry], Testbiotech report, p3, accessed 9 January 2013.</ref>  When Renckens left for a position at [[Syngenta]] in 2008, former deputy head [[Elisabeth Waigmann]] became head of the GMO Unit.
  
 
Acccording to the EFSA, the Unit 'provides administrative and scientific support to the work of the [[GMO Panel]] and may carry out other projects in EFSA’s remit. The unit may also produce scientific outputs on behalf of EFSA, for instance in response to urgent requests for scientific advice'.<ref>EFSA (2013), [http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/gmo/aboutgmo.htm About the GMO Panel and the GMO Unit], accessed 12 January 2013</ref>
 
Acccording to the EFSA, the Unit 'provides administrative and scientific support to the work of the [[GMO Panel]] and may carry out other projects in EFSA’s remit. The unit may also produce scientific outputs on behalf of EFSA, for instance in response to urgent requests for scientific advice'.<ref>EFSA (2013), [http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/gmo/aboutgmo.htm About the GMO Panel and the GMO Unit], accessed 12 January 2013</ref>

Revision as of 19:08, 21 January 2013

The GMO Unit is a department of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) dedicated to risk assessment for GMOs and to oversee the coordination of the GMO Panel. The Unit was led by Suzy Renckens from 2002 to 2008. During this time, Renckens was both head of the GMO Unit and scientific co-ordinator of the GMO Panel.[1] When Renckens left for a position at Syngenta in 2008, former deputy head Elisabeth Waigmann became head of the GMO Unit.

Acccording to the EFSA, the Unit 'provides administrative and scientific support to the work of the GMO Panel and may carry out other projects in EFSA’s remit. The unit may also produce scientific outputs on behalf of EFSA, for instance in response to urgent requests for scientific advice'.[2]

People

Head of GMO Unit

Officers and assistants

Resources

Contact

Email:
gmo@efsa.europa.eu

Notes

  1. Testbiotech (2010), European Food Safety Authority: A playing field for the biotech industry, Testbiotech report, p3, accessed 9 January 2013.
  2. EFSA (2013), About the GMO Panel and the GMO Unit, accessed 12 January 2013
  3. Europa, EFSA staff directory, accessed 21 January 2013

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