Control of GMOs well organised here, say EU auditors

A well-organised system of official controls of GMOs is implemented in Ireland, said the EU Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety officials who carried out an inspection here in January — the first such audit in Ireland.

They audited official controls for food, feed and seed containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

They found that import controls of processed food are appropriate, however, some shortcomings were identified regarding sampling.