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#32026D0457Komisyonun (AB) 2026/457 Sayılı 27 Şubat 2026 Tarihli Uygulama Kararı, Avrupa Parlamentosu ve Konseyi'nin (EC) 1829/2003 Sayılı Tüzüğü Uyarınca Genetiği Değiştirilmiş KWS20-1 Şeker Pancarından Üretilen Gıda, Gıda Bileşenleri ve Yemlerin Piyasaya Sürülmesine İzin Verilmesi (C(2026) 1262 Belgesi Altında Bildirilmiştir)

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The European Commission has approved the sale of food and feed products made from genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1, confirming it is safe for human and animal health. This decision affects companies like Bayer and KWS that produce and market these products in the EU.

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Key Changes

  • Approval for the sale of genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 products.
  • Confirmation that KWS20-1 is as safe as conventional sugar beet.
  • No additional labeling requirements beyond existing regulations.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Assign and use the unique identifier 'KB-KWS2Ø1-6' for genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 65/2004

Bayer CropScience LLC and KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
operational
high

Label food, food ingredients, and feed products produced from genetically modified sugar beet KB-KWS2Ø1-6 with the organism name 'sugar beet' as required by Article 13(1) and Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003

Bayer CropScience LLC and KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
disclosure
medium

Use the event-specific real-time PCR based method validated by the EU reference laboratory for detection and quantification of genetically modified sugar beet KB-KWS2Ø1-6

Bayer CropScience LLC and KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
operational
high

Enter all relevant information on the authorisation of food, food ingredients, and feed produced from genetically modified sugar beet KB-KWS2Ø1-6 into the Community register of genetically modified food and feed as referred to in Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003

Bayer CropScience LLC and KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
reporting
high

Maintain authorisation validity for a period of 10 years from the date of notification of this Decision (27 February 2026), after which renewal may be required

Bayer CropScience LLC and KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
licensing

Affected Parties

Bayer CropScience LLCKWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA+1 more…

Tags

genetically modified organisms,food safety,EU regulations