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On the occasion of The International Day of Plant Health (IDPH), the 2026 edition of the Plant Health for Life campaign is launched – the final year of this multiannual initiative promoting awareness and shared responsibility for plant health.

EFSA republished its scientific opinion on the renewal application for authorisation of genetically modified soybean MON 87769 for food and feed uses (GMFF-2023-21253) on 8 May 2026. The public may make comments for one month.

The monthly report includes "non-compliances with fraud suspicions". Those non-compliances are not confirmed frauds but contribute alerting and triggering investigations by Member States competent authorities.

A newly published overview report by the European Commission finds that fish welfare in the EU remains uneven and less developed than for other farmed animals.

A new EFSA statement on genetically modified oilseed rape for food and feed uses has been published on 13 April 2026. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed, the public may make comments on this opinion for 1 month.

The monthly report includes "non-compliances with fraud suspicions". Those non-compliances are not confirmed frauds but contribute alerting and triggering investigations by Member States competent authorities.

The Commission has authorised one genetically modified soybean and renewed the authorisation for three genetically modified crops for use in food and animal feed, following the European Food Safety Authority's scientific assessment concluding that they are as safe as their conventional counterparts.

The European Commission has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform, TraceMap, to accelerate the detection of food fraud, contaminated food and foodborne disease outbreaks across the EU.

The monthly report includes "non-compliances with fraud suspicions" of cross-border nature identified and shared between members of the Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN).