Today the Italian farmers’ association Coldiretti organised a demonstration in Parma. EFSA’s senior management met with representatives of the organisation.
“Today, together with EFSA’s Director, Bernhard Url, we met with representatives of Coldiretti for a discussion about food derived from cell cultures and precision fermentation,” said Alberto Spagnolli, EFSA’s Senior Policy Coordinator.
We had a constructive discussion which, in our view, helped to clarify some of the concerns and requests raised by Coldiretti, and EFSA’s approach to safety assessments.
We highlighted how Coldiretti’s request…