PARMA, Italy—The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reconfirmed the genetically modified maize, MON 810, is "as safe as its conventional counterpart with respect to potential effects on human and animal health," reported Reuters. The insect-resistant maize, developed and marketed by Monsanto, is the only genetically modified crop as yet commercially grown in Europe.
EFSA also said MON 810 maize was "unlikely to have any adverse effect on the environment in the context of its intended uses." Those intended uses include seed for cultivation.