EU Parliament rejects a GM soybean that can survive banned herbicides

European Parliament resolution P10_TA(2026)0041, adopted 11 February 2026, rejects the draft Commission decision D111472/02 that would allow the sale of products containing genetically modified soybean DBN‑09004‑6. The soybean is engineered to tolerate the herbicides glufosinate and glyphosate. EFSA gave a favourable opinion on 21 May 2025 (published 7 July 2025) but did not assess long‑term health, environmental, socio‑economic or cumulative effects. The resolution lists concerns: increased herbicide use, weed resistance, soil and water damage, higher human and animal exposure to glyphosate and glufosinate, lack of evidence on long‑term impacts, democratic deficit in GMO approval, and the need for the precautionary principle. Glufosinate is classified as toxic to reproduction 1B and its EU approval expired 31 July 2018. Glyphosate is classified by the IARC as a probable human carcinogen. The Parliament has adopted 36 resolutions in its eighth term, 38 in its ninth term, and is approaching its 100th resolution on GMOs. It calls for the Commission to withdraw the draft decision, reform GMO decision‑making, and ensure that any GM crop tolerant to banned herbicides is not authorised, as it would create an uneven playing field for EU farmers and conflict with international commitments to reduce pesticide use.