Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

A new dawn for transgenic crops in Europe?

Nature (2010)Cite this article

Subjects

Approval of the Amflora potato could signal a fresh approach to genetically modified organisms.

The European Commission last week approved Amflora — a genetically modified (GM) potato developed by German chemical company BASF. The potato — engineered to produce a form of starch that is better for some industrial purposes in, for example, paper manufacturing, adhesives and textiles — is the first GM crop to be approved for cultivation in the European Union (EU) for 12 years. Monsanto's MON 810 maize (corn), which is engineered to be resistant to the European corn-borer caterpillar, was licensed in 1998.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Rent or buy this article

Get just this article for as long as you need it

$39.95

Learn more

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Authors
  1. Declan Butler
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Related links

Related links

Related external links

European Commission biotechnology

EFSA June 2009 opinion on antibiotic-resistance markers (PDF)

EFSA 2005 opinion on Amflora (PDF)

Status of GMO authorizations in EU

Agbios database of approved GMOs

BASF Amflora

Rights and permissions

Reprints and Permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Butler, D. A new dawn for transgenic crops in Europe?. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.112

Download citation

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.112

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing