Dutch Biotechnology Industry Association / German government / International Life Sciences Institute / World Health Organisation / Regulatory Committee / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / British Crop Protection Association / European Commission / European Union / Standing Committee / French Institute for Nutrition / Public Research and Regulation Initiative / Food Safety Authority / European Court of First Instance against the Commission Approving / EU Commission / Council of Agricultural Ministers / Friends of the Earth / /
Person
Howard Davies / Hans Christer Andersson / Salvatore Arpaia / Jose Manuel Barroso / Jean-Michel Wal / Joe Perry / Hans Christer / Harry Kuiper / Stavros Dimas / Jozsef Kiss / John Dalli / Jeremy Sweet / Joachim Schiemann / Ariane König / Hans Kast / Stefan Marcinowski / /
Position
plant designer / President / paid consultant / chief executive officer / Health Commissioner / gave the green light / head / CEO / vice-chair / lobbyist / potato researcher / GMO researcher / project coordinator / time coordinator / consultant / scientist / manager of three start-up biotech companies / Commissioner / chair / chairman of the board / GM potato researcher / member / Environment Commissioner / /
Approving the GM potato: conflicts of interest, flawed science and fierce lobbying How EFSA and BASF paved the way for controversial GM crops in the EU