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Will Poland prohibit genetic engineering in feed?
The Polish government wants to prohibit genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in feed from 1 January 2021. Whether that will happen is not yet certain. The Polish feed industry is up in arms against the prohibition and the EU Commission might also oppose it.

Careful monitoring of seed can ensure that it is “Gentechnik-frei”
In a total of 685 tests on seeds over the course of a year the competent bodies of the federal states examined seven different crop species for traces of genetic engineering. Residues of genetically engineered shares were found in only one maize/corn sample, in trace amounts. Thus, zero tolerance of genetically engineered seed is possible and enforceable.