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==History==
In 2004 Monsanto sought approval in Europe to introduce MON 863. Approval was granted in 2005 for use in feed<ref>Staff (8 August 2005) [http://www.gmo-compass.org/pdf/regulation/maize/MON863_maize_decision_feed.pdf concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European
In 2004 Monsanto sought approval in Europe to introduce MON 863, which led to controversy over acceptance by regulatory bodies of industry-funded toxicity studies and over the design of those studies. Pr Gilles Eric Séralini, who was on the committee that reviewed MON863 for the French government,<ref>[http://www.criigen.org/SiteEn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=105 Seralini bio on CRIIGEN]</ref> was a major figure in those controversies and continues to be a critic of toxicity study design.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.fct.2012.08.005 |title=Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize |year=2012 |last1=Séralini |first1=Gilles-Eric |last2=Clair |first2=Emilie |last3=Mesnage |first3=Robin |last4=Gress |first4=Steeve |last5=Defarge |first5=Nicolas |last6=Malatesta |first6=Manuela |last7=Hennequin |first7=Didier |last8=De Vendômois |first8=Joël Spiroux |journal=Food and Chemical Toxicology |volume=50 |issue=11 |pages=4221}}</ref><ref>EFSA, 4 October 2012. [http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/121004.htm Press release with summary of findings]. Full review: EFSA (2012) [http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2910.pdf Review of the Séralini ''et al''. (2012) publication on a 2-year rodent feeding study with glyphosate formulations and GM maize NK603 as published online on 19 September 2012 in Food and Chemical Toxicology] EFSA Journal 2012;10(10):2910 doi=10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2910</ref>▼
Parliament and of the Council, of a maize product (Zea mays L., line MON 863) genetically modified for resistance to corn rootworm] Commission of the European Communities, Offical Journal, Retrieved 17 November 2012</ref> and in 2006 for use in food.<ref>Staff (13 January 2006) [http://www.gmo-compass.org/pdf/regulation/maize/MON863_maize_decision_food.pdf concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European
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