Monsanto GM Soybean Gets EU Nod Of Approval

The EU Commission today authorised the use of Monsanto glyphosate Roundup Ready resistant GM soybean variety MON 89788 for use in food and animal feed, not for growing within it's 27 member countries for the next ten years.

In September, the Commission issued a similar 10-year import approval for a GM herbicide-tolerant soybean developed by Bayer CropScience, known as A2704-12.