Poland delays ban on GMO feed until 2030, citing lack of alternatives

Published 2024년 10월 23일

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Poland's President, Andrzej Duda, has delayed the ban on genetically modified (GM) feed until 2030, marking a five-year delay from the original ban date in 2025. This decision comes in response to the country's shortage of high-protein raw materials, which are used to replace GM soybean meal. The extension is also part of the EU's strategy to reduce reliance on imported protein crops and increase domestic production, supported by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The postponement will allow the Polish agricultural and feed sectors to develop alternative sources and adjust their production systems.

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Poland’s President, Andrzej Duda, has signed into law an extension on the use of genetically modified feed, delaying a planned ban until 2030. The Polish feed sector can breathe a sigh of relief, for now. This extension marks a five-year delay to the original ban on inclusion of genetically modified (GM) feedstuffs, which was slated to take effect on January 1, 2025. Poland’s 2006 Feed Act included provisions banning livestock feed containing GM ingredients, they have never been enforced and have been postponed several times. In December 2022 the Polish goverment issued another two-year postponement of the import ban. The Polish meat industry put pressure on the officials to extend that further. This latest delay is a response to the current shortage of high-protein raw materials in Poland that could replace genetically modified soybean meal (SBM) in animal nutrition, particularly in the production of compound feed for poultry and young pigs. The amendment to the Feed Act aims ...

Source: UKfeednavigator