On October 13, 2015, the European Parliament's Environmental Committee ("Committee") voted against the adoption of the European Commission's ("EC") legislative proposal to enable any EU Member State to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved genetically modified ("GM") food or feed in its territory. The members of the Committee were concerned that the proposal might prove unworkable and lead to the reintroduction of border controls between pro- and anti-GMO countries. The proposal will be put to a European Parliament plenary vote at the October 26–29 meeting.
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