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Table 4 EFSA’s use of scientific information from studies cited in the section “Soil organisms: earthworms”

From: A critical evaluation of EFSA’s environmental risk assessment of genetically modified maize MON810 for honeybees and earthworms

Study

Lack of critique

Selection of information

Misquotation

Inconsistent presentation

Qualifications removed

Irrelevant critique

Misleading presentation

Misrepresentation

Zwahlen et al. [48]

 

×

×

×

×

   

Vercesi et al. [52]

×

  

×

    

Clark and Coats [55]

×

×

×

 

×

   

Saxena and Stotzky 2001 [53]

×

 

×

  

×

  

Anonymous [49]

×

×

    

×

 

Bartsch et al. [38]

×

×

      

Krogh et al. [50]

×

×

      

Saxena et al. [51]

×

×

      

Saxena et al. [54]

×

×

      

Schrader et al. [56]

×

×

      

Clark et al. [45]

×

       

Icoz and Stotzky [46]

×

       

Stotzky [47]

×

       
  1. Shortcomings in the respective categories of use of science are marked by ×. Studies reporting negative effects are printed in italics. For detailed description, see “Analytical framework” and “Earthworms: The misuse of scientific information in the opinion” sections
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